From 06:00 on 14 March 2022 until 06:00 on 15 March 2022, the Fire Service responded to 20 calls for assistance, 9 fires, 8 special services and 3 false calls.
At 12:25 p.m. a call was received for a fire in an accessory dwelling in St. Fyla. Police and Fire Department members from the St. John Fire Station Sergeant Basil Crocus with a staffed fire truck responded and the fire was brought under control at 12:50. The fire and heat destroyed some of the household equipment. After investigating causes of the fire, the fire appears to have been caused by an electrical problem.
At 3:32 p.m. a call was received for a fire in an upstairs residence in the Municipality of Idaho. Members of the Police and Fire Departments from the Island Countryside Fire Station and Acropolis Fire Station of Sergeant Spyros Tanti with two staffed fire engines responded and the fire was brought under control at 16:00. The fire was caused by a defective chimney of the fireplace of the house and extended to the wooden roof and with slight damage to the attic of the house.
At 20:34 a call was received for a fire in waste materials in the church yard in Parekklisia. Police and Fire Department members from the Agios Nikolaos Fire Station responded with a staffed fire truck and the fire was brought under control at 21:00. A motorcycle without registration numbers was found in the burning pile, which was received by the police for identification.
At 20:34 a call was received for a fire in an apartment on the ground floor of a two-storey building in Paphos. Members of the Police and Fire Service from the Paphos Fire Station responded with two staffed vehicles and the fire was brought under control at 21:07. The fire appears to have started in the living room and following an investigation into the causes of the fire, carried out in conjunction with the Police and the Electromechanical Service, it appears to have been caused by an electrical problem in an electrical appliance. The four occupants of the apartment had safely exited the fire scene. The fire and heat caused extensive damage to the apartment.
(IK)
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