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Welfare remove siblings from fire-damaged home in north
Two elderly Turkish Cypriot siblings, Emine and Erhan Ozkin were removed by social services from their home in the northern part of the walled city of Nicosia after a fire broke out in their two...
View ArticleNASA unveils spaceship hatch 50 years after fatal Apollo 1 fire
NASA on Friday marked the 50th anniversary of its moon program’s fatal Apollo launchpad fire with the first public display of the scorched hatch that trapped three astronauts inside their spaceship...
View ArticlePoverty in north deepens
By Kyriacos Kiliaris Impoverishment of the Turkish Cypriot community seems to have no end. A survey run by the Turkish Cypriot public servants’ union KTAMS suggests the community is sinking into...
View ArticleFire breaks out at retirement home, one dead
A tragedy took place in Limassol on Saturday night, as a fire broke out in a retirement home in the Kolossi community. A 58-year old man has died in the flames, and appears to have lit the flames...
View ArticleKolossi fire victim was a pyromaniac
The victim and apparent instigator of the fire that ravaged the Kolossi nursing home of Ayios Yiannis was apparently suffering from psychological problems and had on numerous occasions attempted to...
View ArticleCar accident or arson?
Police are faced with a puzzling twist in the case of the car crash in Paralimni that took place early morning Sunday and claimed the life of a 79 year old British citizen. The 79 year old was said to...
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Man critical after church fire
A 57-year-old is being treated in the Nicosia General Hospital Intensive Care Unit for severe respiratory problems after attempting to extinguish a fire that had broken out at a church in Pera Chorio....
View ArticleBlaze started by toddler playing with firelighters
Fire Services officials say a blaze at house in the Larnaca village of Livadia on Monday was started by a toddler who had playing with solid fuel tablets (firelighters). According to reports, the...
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Driver in lucky escape as lorry catches fire
A lorry driver had a narrow escape on Thursday afternoon after managing to escape his vehicle before it became engulfed in flames. The driver, hauling a trailer loaded with a container along the...
View ArticleShanghai Shenhua’s home stadium catches fire
The home stadium of China’s Shanghai Shenhua football club caught fire early on Tuesday but there were no casualties and the blaze was extinguished by mid-morning, the city government said. The cause...
View ArticleFive cars destroyed in Ayia Napa fire
A fire destroyed five vehicles at a car dealership in Ayia Napa on Thursday, with preliminary investigations pointing to arson. The blaze, according to police investigators and the Fire Services,...
View ArticleLimassol bar destroyed in bomb blast
A bar in Limassol that was under rennovation was destroyed by a bomb blast in the early hours of Tuesday morning. According to the police, the explosion took place in Germasoyia shortly before 5am. The...
View ArticleLakatamia bans Easter bonfires this year
The Lakatamia Municipality has made the rare move of banning Easter bonfires (Lambradjia) this year citing health and safety concerns. Referring to municipal regulatory laws introduced in 1985, the...
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Brother and sister die in Limassol fire
Police say the bodies of a brother and sister have been discovered in a house which was burnt in a fire in the Limassol village of Vouni on Tuesday morning. The victims have been identified as being...
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Two arrested during fiery football game (PICTURES)
Police in Limassol say two fans of APOEL were detained on Wednesday evening after a fire broke out in the stands of the Tsirio Stadium during their team’s Cyprus Coca-Cola Cup clash against AEL. Fire...
View ArticleCops looking into Ipsonas car parts shop fire
Police and Fire Services officials in Limassol are still trying to determine what caused a fire that destroyed an Auto Parts Store on Wednesday night. Police say that the call came in at 9.24pm with...
View ArticlePassengers panic as plane catches fire (VIDEO)
Amateur video footage has shown the moments terrified passengers on board a Nigerian plane became engulfed in smoke in mid-flight. The Aero Contractors flight NG316 became overwhelmed in smoke about 20...
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Police probing Limassol car arson attack
Limassol police are investigating an apparent arson attack that caused severe damage to two cars in the early hours of Friday morning.
View ArticleMother and child endangered by Nicosia fire
A woman and her young child were on Sunday being treated for respiratory problems after a fire broke out in another flat in their Nicosia building. The woman and child were taken to a private clinic...
View Article‘Do not leave home appliances running unattended’
A fire official in Cyprus has warned home owners on the island not to leave home appliances like washing machines running unattended. Speaking about the Fire Safety Week campaign this week, Fire...
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