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The forestry department has highlighted two initiatives aimed at strengthening Cyprus’ wildfire prevention efforts, focusing on environmental education for young people and specialised training for National Guard personnel. In a ...

A fire that broke out on the terrace of a second-floor apartment in Paralimni on Wednesday caused extensive damage to two flats after spreading through the building, while all residents ...

Six people were found dead inside a lift shaft at a building under construction in central Brussels on Tuesday after a fire broke out at the site, according to local ...

The fire service rescued an injured person from a cave in Paralimni on Sunday before responding to two separate fires later in the day, including a large blaze near the ...

A fire that broke out late on Sunday night in Avgorou destroyed around 750 hay bales, with the cause of the blaze still unknown. Police said the fire was reported at ...

The police on Sunday said investigators believe that a fire which broke out in a car park in the Nicosia district village in Yeri may have been started intentionally. According ...

The fire brigade responded to 42 calls across Cyprus in the space of 24 hours, including 15 fires and five false alarms, authorities said on Thursday morning. One of the most serious incidents ...

Tyres were set on fire in the middle of a busy road in Yermasoyia, Limassol, on Monday night, with police launching a hunt for the perpetrators. The police said the ...

A man suffered breathing difficulties after a fire broke out in his two-storey home in Kiti around 10.40am on Saturday morning, causing extensive damage to the property’s living room. ...

Two people escaped safely after a fire broke out at a shop on the ground floor of a hotel in the Yermasoyia area of Limassol in the early hours of ...

A combine harvester parked in a field in Sia, in the Nicosia district, caught fire ten minutes after midnight on Thursday. The fire in Sia’s ‘Petrokolymbia’ area was brought ...

A fire which broke out in dry grass and wild vegetation near the Astromeritis checkpoint on Wednesday afternoon has been brought under control, the fire service said. Fire service spokesman ...

A forest fire on Monday morning at Pera Orinis, in the Nicosia district, has been placed under control. The forestry department said the fire started at 7.18am the community’s ‘...

A wildfire that broke out in the Trachoni area of Limassol on Saturday afternoon has been brought under control after firefighting forces, assisted by British bases personnel, worked to prevent ...

The government has paid €13 million in compensation to people affected by last year’s devastating wildfire in the Limassol mountain region, while authorities say Cyprus is better prepared for this ...

A fire that broke out between the villages of Malia and Dora in the Limassol district was brought under control on Wednesday evening after a burning vehicle ignited surrounding dry ...

A tow truck parked in a field in Limassol was totally destroyed by a fire at around 1.30am on Wednesday. The police said the heavy vehicle belonged to a private ...

A fire that broke out on Monday afternoon within the administrative boundaries of the Lympia municipal district was brought under full control before it could spread, the forestry department said. ...

A fire broke out in an abandoned house near the Larnaca port in the early hours of Thursday. The fire service said it was informed about the fire at around 4.40...

A fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon in the Paphos district, in a steep area near Kallepia, burning ten hectares of dry grass, wild vegetation and waste materials. The fire ...

Two fires in Nicosia caused minor damage on Monday, one linked to an electrical fault and the other to unattended cooking, the fire service said on Tuesday. The first incident ...

A motorcycle was set on fire in the Nicosia district village of Akaki shortly after midnight on Tuesday, the police said. The police told the Cyprus News Agency that they ...

A wildfire that broke out near the village of Neo Chorio on Friday morning was brought fully under control within just over an hour, after burning around three hectares of ...

A forest fire which broke out in the Nicosia district village of Kampia was fully brought under control by 10.20am, the forestry department said on Monday The fire had started ...