Six UK student buildings fail cladding fire safety tests
Cladding from six British student accommodations operated by Unite Group Plc have failed fire tests prompted by London’s deadly Grenfell Tower fire last month. Aluminium cladding from Olympic Way and...
View ArticleConcerns over second Vasiliko fire
Fire Services responded to a fire reported at the Vasiliko Cement Works on Wednesday after an acetylene bottle caught fire. Four fire trucks from the Disaster Response Special Unit (D.R.S.U) responded...
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Wildfire brought under control in Paphos
Police say a fire raging in Paphos close to the village of Kathikas has been brought under control. The blaze, according to the emergency services, had destroyed over four hectares of wild shrubs...
View ArticleCall for individual manslaughter charges over Grenfell
Campaigners have called for individuals to be prosecuted over the Grenfell Tower fire after Scotland Yard said it had “reasonable grounds” to suspect corporate manslaughter offences may have been...
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Polis fire under control (PHOTOS)
A fire in Polis Chrysochous has been brought under control and the authorities remain on careful watch due to the blaze’s vicinity to a residential area. The fire was brought under control late on...
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Battle to bring Polis blaze under control (PICTURES)
Firefighters were on Saturday afternoon battling a new blaze in Polis Chrysochous. According to the information at hand, the fire started in a ravine between the communities of Goudi and Drousia. By...
View ArticlePolice arrest Paphos man in connection with fires
A 73-year-old from a village in the Paphos District has been arrested on suspicion of setting a fire in Kritou Terra. The 73-year-old was seen leaving the scene of the fire on his tractor just after it...
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Elderly couple injured in Larnaca gas explosion (PICTURES)
An elderly couple in Larnaca has been injured in an explosion the authorities believe was caused by a gas leak. Investigations into the exact cause of the explosion and resulting fire will continue on...
View ArticleWarning over forest fires ahead of summer break
The Forestry Department on Friday called on the pubic to take particular care to avoid setting fires in the countryside. Noting that more people than usual were anticipated to be visiting the mountains...
View ArticleSmall fire on London Underground train
British firefighters said they had extinguished a small fire on an underground train at Oxford Circus station in the centre of London’s main shopping district on Friday, saying it had been caused by an...
View ArticleWildfire near Athens damages homes and forces residents to flee
A wildfire close to a village near Athens damaged houses and caused people to flee their homes on Sunday, officials said. More than 40 firefighters with 20 fire engines and three water-dropping...
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Greece seeks EU help as wildfires rage
Firefighters battled wildfires raging northeast of Athens for a third day on Tuesday as Greece asked for help from its European partners to prevent them from spreading. The fire started in Kalamos, a...
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Cyprus firefighting mission to Greece called off (PICTURES)
A taskforce of firefighters from the Cyprus Fire Services, the Forestry Department and the Cyprus Civil Defence will not fly out to Greece to help tackle the blaze just north of Athens, the authorities...
View ArticleGreek firefighters winning blaze battle in Kefalonia
Firefighters in Greece have been mobilised once again after new fires – fuelled by strong winds – got underway in the island of Kefalonia on Wednesday night. According to media reports in Greece, the...
View ArticleNine dogs burned alive in Limassol fire
Police in Limassol suspect arson to be behind a fire at a wooden hut which killed nine dogs on Saturday morning. Police say the hut was being used to keep the dogs – which belonged to a 29-year-old man...
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Firefighters sorry for eating piglets they saved (PICTURES)
A fire station in Pewsey in England has been forced to issue an apology after eating the piglets they had previously rescued from a barn fire in Wiltshire. The litter of piglets that had been saved...
View ArticleResidents evacuated after Limassol betting shop blast (UPDATED)
The residents of a central Limassol block of flats were evacuated early on Tuesday morning following an explosion and fire at a betting shop on the ground floor. According to the police, the blast...
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Fire Service puts out Polis Chrysochous blaze
Fire Service vehicles and two Kamov 32 helicopters were on Wednesday evening battled a fire in Polis Chrysochous, Paphos, putting it out by soon after 7pm. Strong winds had made it particularly hard to...
View ArticleLimassol woman dies in apartment fire
Police say that a woman has died from apparent smoke inhalation following a fire in her Limassol apartment in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The victim has been identified as being a 50-year-old...
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Fire kills 24 at Islamic school in Kuala Lumpur
A fire at an Islamic boarding school for boys killed at least 24 people, most of them students, in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Thursday morning, officials said. Officials suspected an...
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