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The Fire Service, during the three days from 06:00 on 23 June 2023 until 06:00 on 26 June 2023, responded to 89 calls for assistance, 53 fires, 31 special services and five false calls.
The Fire Department, from 06:00 on June 25, 2023 through 06:00 on June 26, 2023, responded to 30 calls for assistance, 14 fires, 13 special services and three false calls.
At 09:43 yesterday, a call was received for a fire in a large pile of small hay bales within an open shed of a livestock shed, in an area between Koloni and Geroskipou in Paphos District, and the fire was brought under control at 10:27. Police and the Fire Service from the Paphos Fire Station responded. A private excavator assisted in extinguishing the fire. After a subsequent investigation, the fire appears to have been caused after the use of a flame thrower for insect control and spread to bushes and then to hay bales.
At 10:11 am a call was received for a fire on the first floor of a two-storey building in Agios Dometios, Nicosia District. The Police and the Fire Service responded with three fire engines from the Nicosia Fire Stations and the fire was brought under control at 10:45. The fire was in a bedroom of the building, which has been converted from a former hotel to a shelter for unaccompanied minor aliens and had spread to a second bedroom. The two bedrooms, and their contents, were extensively damaged. In addition, the masonry paint and equipment of the entire floor were damaged by the smoke. The building was occupied by a large number of foreigners, who were evacuated in time without endangering themselves. After a subsequent investigation, the fire was caused by a malicious act.
At 14:25 a call was received for a fire in dry grass in a rural area "Petasia" of the Community of Alaminou, in Larnaca District. The Police and the Fire Service responded with two fire engines from the E.M.A.K. and the fire was brought under control at 17:48. The fire burned two hectares of dry grasses, wild vegetation, canes and thatch. Additionally, a number of olive trees, scattered hay bales, and irrigation hoses of various calibers were affected. One fire truck from the Forestry Department, two portable firefighting units from the Game and Wildlife Service, five agricultural tractors and a private excavator also assisted in extinguishing the fire. Throughout the night, firefighters from the N.M.A.C. remained on standby and responded to any reignition. The causes of the fire are being investigated, in cooperation with the Police.
At 15:27 a call was received for a fire in dry grass in a rural area of Anarita Community, Paphos District. The Police and the Fire Service responded with two fire engines from the Paphos Fire Stations and the fire was brought under control at 16:07. The fire burned one hectare of dry grasses, canes and unseeded crops and individual houses were protected. One Forestry Department fire engine and three agricultural tractors assisted in extinguishing the fire. Two firefighting aircraft, which were on patrol in the area, reinforced ground forces with preventive water drops. The cause of the fire is being investigated and it appears to have started from the side of the road.
At 16:05 a call was received for a traffic accident alongside the Platres - Lemithos road. A vehicle, which veered off course, ended up on its side on a dirt road, on the edge of a cliff. The Police and the Fire Service responded with a team and a rescue vehicle from the Moniatis Countryside Fire Station. The rescue team, after stabilizing and securing the vehicle, extricated the trapped person, who was handed over to an ambulance for preventive transport to the T.A.E.P. of Limassol General Hospital.
At 18:38 a call was received for a fire in a barbecue in a club on Agios Pavlos Street, in Nicosia District. The Police and the Fire Service responded with three fire engines from the Nicosia Fire Stations and the fire was brought under control at 18:59. The fire was in a charcoal food barbecue and extended into the chimney. Two people, who were working at the site, were taken by private vehicle to hospital before the Fire Service arrived, with burns to their hands. Following an investigation, the fire appears to have been caused by accumulated grease in the chimney of the barbecue.
At 04:33 a call was received for a fire on two mopeds, which were parked in an open area in the ground floor car park of a block of flats in Nicosia. The Police and the Fire Service responded with three fire engines from the Nicosia Fire Stations and the fire was brought under control at 04:55. Due to the fire and heat, the mopeds, which were next to each other, were extensively damaged. An investigation into the causes of the fire will follow later today, in cooperation with the competent authorities.
(MB/SX)
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