From 06:00 on 16 March 2022 until 06:00 on 17 March 2022, the Fire Service responded to 42 calls for assistance, 21 fires, 18 special services and 3 false calls.
At 14:18 a call was received for an office fire on Griva Digenis Avenue in Nicosia. Members of the Police and Fire Service, from the Paphos Gate Fire Station, responded with 2 staffed fire engines and the fire was brought under control at 14:39. Due to the smoke and heat, the paintwork of the office and the mezzanine was affected and the office equipment was also affected. Following an investigation into the causes of the fire, carried out in cooperation with the Police and the Electromechanical Service, the fire appears to have been caused by an electrical fault in an electrical appliance.
At 19:35 a call was received for the rescue of an elderly person in a rural area in Paphos district. Members of the Police and Fire Service from the Paphos Fire Station responded with 2 staffed fire engines. The elderly man, while on a walking route with his dogs between the villages of Strubi and Yolou, was trapped in mud since midday. The responding Fire Service rescue team managed to untangle him using ropes and he was subsequently handed over to an ambulance for transfer to the Pafos Hospital's T.A.E.P.
At 04:34, a call was received for a fire in a vehicle in Paphos. The vehicle, brand VW POLO, was parked without occupants in an open area. Members of the Police and Fire Service, from the Paphos Fire Station, responded with a staffed fire engine and the fire was brought under control at 20:30. Due to the fire and heat, the vehicle's engine was extensively damaged. The cause of the fire will be investigated later today, in cooperation with the police.
(NΓ/IK)
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