Fire in buffer zone close to Potamia under control
A fire that had been spreading in the buffer zone close to the village of Potamia has been brought under control, the Cyprus Fire Services have confirmed. Reports of the fire had come in at around...
View ArticleOpening statement to kick off Grenfell blaze inquiry
The chairman of the public inquiry into the causes of the Grenfell Tower fire will deliver his opening statement in the first public hearing of the contentious probe. Sir Martin Moore-Bick, the retired...
View ArticleBoys ‘cried from barred windows’ in deadly Islamic school blaze
A blaze at an Islamic boarding school in the Malaysian capital killed at least 23 people on Thursday, most of them teenage boys who cried for help from barred windows, officials and witnesses said. The...
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Arsonists target Nicosia’s Academia Park (PICTURES)
Police say several fires that were put out at the Academia Park in Nicosia on Monday were most likely started deliberately. Firefighters were called to the popular park in the Aglandjia area of Nicosia...
View ArticleCar dealership suffers €100k damages in arson attack
Police say arson is behind an attack on a car dealership in Limassol in the early hours of Tuesday morning that caused close to €100,000 in damages to six vehicles. According to police, reports of the...
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Nicosia – Limassol highway reopens after truck fire (VIDEO)
One of the lanes along the Nicosia to Limassol highway reopened on Tuesday afternoon after both lanes were closed when a truck caught alight. According to the police, the fire broke out at around noon...
View ArticleBombers strike electric vehicle dealership
An electric vehicle dealership in Limassol was the target of a bomb in the early hours of Thursday morning, Limassol CID have confirmed. The explosion occurred at 3.35am with the culprit or culprits...
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UPDATE – Fires erupt simultaneously at Akamas peninsula
A number of fires which have erupted simultaneously are raging at the Akamas peninsula with the Forestry Department and the Fire Service fighting the flames from air and land. Authorities have...
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Akamas fires extinguished, 70 hectares torched
The firefighters managed to extinguish the fires that broke out on Wednesday in Akamas National Forest Park. According to the Forestry Department, the “hellish” fire torched nearly 70 hectares of pine...
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