Paphos fires blamed on irresponsible burning
The Fire Service on Friday said blazes it battled in the Paphos district earlier this week had been the result of the deliberate bring of weeds and rubbish, and renewed its plea people stop the...
View ArticleFire in bar kills 13 in northern French town (VIDEO)
A fire in a bar in the northern French town of Rouen killed 13 people and injured another six, the interior ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The ministry said the cause of the fire, which...
View ArticleFire under control in Iran gas pipeline blast
A fire from a gas pipeline explosion in Iran early on Saturday near the town of Gonaveh in the southern province of Bushehr, has been brought under control and did not cause any fatalities, the news...
View ArticleFire-fighter battling new California blaze
Fire-fighters were on Monday battling a wildfire in Southern California that grew to more than two square miles (over five square kilometres) in mere hours and forced the evacuation of homes near a...
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Stolen car set alight on motorway
Police suspect arson to be behind a fire that destroyed a stolen car parked on the side of the Paphos-Limassol motorway on Sunday night.
View ArticleRaging forest fires sweep through Greece
A key Church of Greece office site in central Athens has been attacked by arsonists, who destroyed two cars in the courtyard but caused no damage to the building. There has been no claim of...
View ArticleColleagues in whip-round drive for injured firefighter
Government red tape appears to have left the only survivor of a fire truck accident depending on his colleagues’ donations to feed his family. Father-of-four Giorgos Siambtanis, 51, has been released...
View ArticleAt least 3 dead in Madeira Islands wildfire
A wildfire swept overnight into Funchal, the capital of Portugal’s Madeira Islands, killing three elderly people and injuring hundreds as it burned homes and forced people to flee in panic, authorities...
View ArticleFire prompts Paphos building evacuation
A fire in a Paphos workshop forced apartment building residents to evacuate late on Wednesday night. The Paphos Fire Services announced at 11.05pm on Wednesday that they had received a report of a fire...
View ArticleMarseille ravaged by worst fires in two decades
Forest fires raged through parts of France’s Mediterranean coast on Thursday, with the worst in almost two decades burning around Marseille, injuring seven people and forcing authorities to evacuate...
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Fire breaks out in Napa hotel
A fire broke out at an Ayia Napa hotel on bustling Nissi Avenue, forcing the evacuation of its third and fourth floors. There were no injuries reported.
View ArticleDryer nearly burns holiday home to the ground
A holiday residence in Pomos is out of the woods after a fire broke out on the ground floor that could have destroyed the two-storey house entirely. The home owners, who were staying there at the time...
View ArticleFire threatens Olympic mountain bike course
A fire was threatening the course that will stage the Olympic mountain bike competition on Monday after a controlled rubbish burn spread out of control in high winds. Photographs posted on the Twitter...
View ArticleWoman escapes burning car
A 22-year-old woman narrowly missed being burned alive when the car she was driving crashed into a road barrier on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway before bursting into flames. The woman was able to...
View ArticlePaphos police probe early hours fires
Police in Paphos had a busy start to the week after a car and motorcycle burst into flames in two incidents. According to the police, the car was in the parking area of a block of flats on Miltiadous...
View ArticleMan set fire to kiosk after being told off
A Nicosia man has been remanded in custody on suspicion of setting a Makedonitissa kiosk alight because its owner told him off for drinking right outside the shop. The 38-year-old was remanded in...
View ArticleFire Service has saved over 1,000 lives since January
Cyprus’ Fire Service has already saved over 1,000 lives since the start of the year. Speaking to reporters to announce a fire prevention campaign, Fire Service Director Marcos Trangolas said the lives...
View ArticleInjured Solea fire-fighter still unpaid
A fireman who was the only survivor of a fire truck accident during the Solea forest fires is still feeding his family on donations from his colleagues as his sick leave pay has yet to come through....
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Injured fireman ‘to be paid soon’
The delay in paying fireman Giorgos Siambtanis, the lone survivor of the accident which killed two of his colleagues when their fire truck overturned as they were fighting the recent Solea fire, has...
View ArticleAkinci escort vehicle catches fire (VIDEO)
Firefighters and security personnel were scrambling on Friday after an escort vehicle belonging Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci caught fire. The vehicle – said to be a Citroen – quickly became...
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