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The Fire Service for the three-day period from 06:00 on 21 July 2023 to 06:00 on 24 July 2023 responded to 123 calls for assistance, 66 fires, 47 special services and 10 false calls.
From 06:00 on 23 July 2023 through 06:00 on 24 July 2023, the Fire Department responded to 39 calls for assistance, 20 fires, 16 special services and three false calls.
At 14:13 yesterday, the Fire Service supported the Forestry Department with three fire engines on a fire between the communities of Stavrokonnou, Agia Marina Kelokedara and Natas in Paphos District.
At 17:17 a call was received for a dry grass fire in the area of "Profitis Elias" in Protaras. The Police and the Fire Service responded with four fire engines from the Famagusta Fire Station of Sergeant Adamou Adamou and the Fire Station of Xylofagos Countryside and the fire was brought under control at 18:32. The fire burned one hectare of dry grasses, wild vegetation and stands of acacia trees. Private, country homes were threatened and protected. The Forestry Department with a Portable Firefighting Unit and the Municipality of Paralimni with an excavator participated in the extinguishment. In addition, a firefighting aircraft assisted with water drops. The fire appears to have been started near country houses by A.E.K. cables.
At 22:02 a call was received for a fire in a vehicle, which was parked in an open area outside a house in Limassol. Police and the Fire Service responded with two fire engines from the St. John Fire Station of Sergeant Vassilis Crocus and the fire was brought under control at 22:12. The vehicle in question was extensively damaged by the fire and heat, and an ornamental barrier of an adjacent house was also affected by the heat. A fire cause investigation will follow later today, in cooperation with the Police.
At 04:58 a call was received for a fire in a vehicle parked on the pavement outside a house in the Geroskipou Community of Paphos District. The Police and Fire Service from the Paphos Fire Station responded and the fire was brought under control at 05:15. Due to the fire and heat, the vehicle in question suffered extensive damage to its front end. A fire cause investigation will follow later today, in cooperation with the Police.
At 05:00 a call was received for a fire in a makeshift shed, which was being used as a warehouse, in the Avdimou Community of Limassol District. The Police and Fire Service responded with one fire engine from the Monovoliko Fire Station and one fire engine from British Bases. The fire was brought under control at 06:41. The fire and heat caused extensive damage to the shed in question, which was constructed of cement, stones and tin, and the contents of the shed, a motorcycle, as well as a ten-pound pile of dry grass, were also damaged. A fire cause investigation is underway.
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