From 06.00 on 30 May 2022 until 06.00 on 31 May 2022, the Fire Service responded to 31 calls for assistance, 19 fires and 12 special services.
At 11.54 a call was received for a fire at the H.Y.T.Y. Kossiis plant. Members of the Police and Fire Service from the Larnaca Fire Stations responded with two fire engines and the fire was brought under control at 13.24. The fire was in the air filter system at a height of 13 metres. It was extinguished through the factory's automatic fire extinguishing system as well as with winder flutes by members of the Fire Service by cooling the system. The fire appears at first sight to have been caused by a mechanical or electrical problem in the system.
At 13.24 hours a call was received for a fire in a three hectare area of dry grass, wild vegetation and canes adjacent to the Cherry Industrial Estate. Members of the Police and Fire Service from Nicosia Fire Stations responded with two fire engines and the fire was brought under control at 14.24. Two fire engines from the Forestry Department also worked on the fire. The causes are being investigated in cooperation with the Police.
At 14.14 a call was received for a fire in an area of approximately ten hectares of dry grass, wild vegetation, waste material and irrigation hoses in an area between the villages of Lybia and Pseudas. Members of the Police and Fire Service from the Nicosia Fire Station, Nicosia Fire Station, Nicosia Fire Brigade, Athienou Outdoor Station with six fire engines responded and the fire was brought under control at 16.43. Two fire-fighting vehicles of the Forestry Department, 1 fire engine of the Thera Fund as well as two fire-fighting aircraft of the Forestry Department also worked on the fire. The fire is assessed to have been started by deliberate burning of concrete in an illegal concrete field.
At 14.46 a call was received for a fire in an area of approximately one hectare of dry grass cane in Kalo Horio Larnaca. Members of the Police and Fire Service from the Larnaca Fire Stations responded. Two F.P.M.s of the Thera Fund as well as agricultural tractors from residents of the community contributed to the extinguishing of the fire. Two wooden poles of the A.H.K. were also affected by the fire. The fire is assessed to have been started by deliberate burning of concrete rubble.
At 19.35 a call was received for an animal rescue in a rural area between the Municipality of Deryneia and the Community of Frenaru. Members of the Police and Fire Service from Famagusta Fire Station responded with a team and rescue vehicle. An animal (sheep) was retrieved using rescue equipment (Arizona tripod) from a pit about 20 meters deep and was delivered alive to its owner.
At 21.15 a call was received for a fire in a Mercedes E190 vehicle which was parked in a field on Havares Street, in the Municipality of Ayia Napa. Members of the Police and Fire Service from the Famagusta Fire Station responded with two fire engines. The vehicle was extensively damaged by the fire. The fire spread to a small area of dry grass, wild vegetation and acacia trees. The cause of the fire will be investigated today in cooperation with the police.
(NΓ/IK)
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