The Fire Service for the three days from 06:00 on 10 February 2023 until 06:00 on 13 February 2023 responded to 72 calls for assistance, 30 fires, 39 special services and three false calls. From 06:00 on 12 February 2023 until 06:00 on 13 February 2023 he responded to 22 calls for assistance, nine fires and 13 special services. Police and the Fire Service responded with two fire engines from the Paphos Fire Station and the fire was brought under control at 15:10. The pergola, an aluminium door and three aluminium windows of the house were extensively damaged by the fire and heat. At the time of the fire, the owners were inside the house but were in no danger. The fire appears to have been caused by a plastic bag containing fireplace ash that had been placed in a pile of briquettes on the porch of the home.
At 19:45, a call was received to police to assist in an operation to locate two people who had become disoriented while hiking in the Avaka Gorge. Members of the Fire Service from the Paphos Fire Station responded. Two people, together with their dog, were found near a ravine, on a rock, about two kilometres from the gorge, in a rough area without any injuries and, after being retrieved by members of the Fire Service, using ropes and rescue equipment, they were handed over to the Police.
At 00:24, a call was received for a fire in a two-wheeled scooter type vehicle, which was parked in the middle of the road in Linopetra, Limassol District. Members of the Police and Fire Service from the Agios Nikolaos Fire Station responded. The fire and heat caused extensive damage to the two-wheeler in question. An investigation into the causes of the fire will follow later today, in cooperation with the Police.
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