Wildfires rage on Greek island of Thassos
Nearly 300 firefighters, volunteers and soldiers are striving to contain large forest fires on the northern Greek island of Thassos, which has damaged homes and forced the evacuation of a village. The...
View ArticleForeign fire-fighters ‘were forced to pay up’
Fire-fighters that had arrived in Cyprus to help tackle the Troodos blaze in the summer were subjected to stringent passport control and ordered to pay airport tax, according to media reports on...
View ArticleTroodos airstrips recommended for future fires
A special committee that was established to look into ways of tackling big mountain forest fires has suggested the creation of two airstrips on Troodos to accommodate small firefighting aircraft....
View ArticleLimassol blaze brought under control
The Fire Service was on Thursday night brought a large fire east of the Limassol district village of Alassa under control after an hours-long battle. According to a Service representative, the blaze...
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Journalist’s car torched in Nicosia
Fire gutted the car of ‘Reporter’ journalist Dina Kleanthous just before 2 am on Monday, police said not excluding the motives to be professionally-related.
View ArticlePachna blaze brought under control
The Fire Service on Sunday afternoon battled a fire near the Limassol district village of Pachna. According to a Service announcement, efforts to put out the fire began at 3pm with eight fire-fighting...
View ArticleArson suspected behind weekend fires in Limassol
Police in Limassol suspect arson to be behind a spate of fires that ignited around the area of Pachna and Omodos over the weekend. The Fire Services along with the Forestry Department had been called...
View ArticleFire rips through Nicosia Lions Club
A fire has caused significant damage to the Leda Lions Club in old Nicosia, with police and fire services officials yet to rule out foul play. The Lions Club – a popular club in Cyprus involved in many...
View ArticleSamsung scraps Galaxy Note 7 over fire concerns
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd scrapped its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone on Tuesday less than two months after its launch, dealing a huge blow to its reputation and outlook after failing to resolve...
View ArticleFires breaks out at the Europa-Center
A fire broke out on Tuesday on the roof of the Europa-Center, a landmark shopping centre in western Berlin, a spokesman at the fire department in the German capital said. He said it was too early to...
View ArticleBomb blast destroys two cars in Limassol
Two cars sustained significant damage in a bomb blast that occurred in the early hours of Friday morning in Ipsonas village in Limassol. A police spokesman said that at 2.30am on Friday morning, a...
View ArticleSchool vandalism becoming a worrying trend
Vandals over the weekend targeted a primary school in the Nicosia district community of Pera Chorio Nisou, the most recent in an increasing number of similar incidents. In the early hours of Sunday...
View ArticlePolice and fire departments to get new blood
A partial unfreezing on hires for police officers and fire fighters has been approved by the Finance Ministry, paving the way for 250 badly-needed positions by early next year. Following a recent vote...
View ArticleHousemaid rescues children from burning house
A housemaid in Limassol has been credited with saving the lives of two children that became trapped in a house that caught fire late on Saturday night. The fire broke out in the downstairs kitchen of...
View ArticleFirefighters on alert following two Limassol fires
Firefighters were mobilised just outside of Limassol on Sunday following two fires in the area – one of which caused extensive damage to olive trees and wild shrubs close to the village of Lofou....
View ArticleVietnam PM orders probe after karaoke blaze kills 13
A fire that broke out at a karaoke lounge in Vietnam’s capital killed at least 13 people, the government said on Wednesday, in a rare accident of its kind for which the prime minister demanded an...
View ArticleCars burn in busy weekend for arsonists
Two cars were destroyed and a third badly damaged following an arson attack early Sunday morning in Limassol. Arsonists set fire to the car of a 36-year-old Canadian woman’s car which was parked in the...
View ArticleAirborne fire fighters needed to avert disasters
Aerial firefighting units and an increase in Forestry Department and Fire Services staff are needed to avert catastrophes similar to the Soleas fire earlier year. A report submitted to the Justice...
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Used car lot goes up in flames west of Nicosia
A fire at a used car lot in Nicosia district destroyed six cars completely and caused damages estimated around €70,000, with no word yet on what caused the inferno. Police were notified in the early...
View ArticleCyprus to get €7.3m in EU aid for Solea fire
The European Commission is reportedly about to green-light €7.3million from its EU Solidarity Fund assistance to help Cyprus cushion the impact from the summer fire that tore through the Solea area of...
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