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A fire raging in Limassol was placed under control on Tuesday night, as forces from across the country had gathered around the Alassa and Limnatis region to battle the flames. ...

Agriculture minister Petros Xenofontos expressed his satisfaction with the progress of anti-flood works being undertaken by communities impacted by the fire which took place in the Limassol district last month. “...

President Nikos Christodoulides will host a meeting aimed at making decisions to prevent and deal with fires and floods in October, according to fire brigade chief Nikos Logginos. The meeting ...

Firefighters were battling a blaze that threatened the Ayios Neophytos Monastery in Paphos in the early hours of Saturday, authorities said. The blaze was declared under control some five hours ...

A fire in Kellia was brought under complete control by early Thursday morning, after burning through two hectares of reedbeds and wild brush. The fire services reported that the blaze ...

Fire services on Monday were called to put out a fire that broke out in an apartment in Nicosia, which was caused by an electrical device. According to a post ...

Firefighters are at the scene on Monday morning in an industrial area of Dali where a fire was reported to be burning out of control overnight. The fire which broke ...

Firefighters brought a blaze under control along the Konstantinou Paleologou street in Paphos. The operation required four fire trucks and the assistance of two firefighting helicopters. The fire was brought ...

The fire that broke out near the village of Koilani, in the Limassol district, was under control on Friday, but aerial firefighters remain on standby in case of flare-ups. Speaking ...

Members of the Cypriot missions who went to Greece to help fight fires there were on Wednesday awarded “for their zeal and professionalism”. The group, which comprised members of the ...

Three suspects accused of starting a fire by reckless behaviour appeared before Larnaca district court on Tuesday, with a 29 and 51-year-old pleading not guilty but a 38-year-old pleading guilty. All ...

Fire prevention and management measures are to be stepped up in the light of expected increases due to climate change, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Tuesday. He said the ...

The large fire in Akrounta, which burned over six square kilometres of Limassol state forest, was on Monday said to be under complete control following two nights of firefighting efforts. ...

The large fire in the Akrounta area of Limassol is now manageable, authorities said on Sunday afternoon as light rain began to fall in the area, raising hopes of totally ...

The dangerous fire raging in the Akrounda area had veered out of control on Saturday, as the flames spread to the state forest area. President Nicos Christodoulides was making his ...

A house in Oroklini and two vehicles caught on fire on Wednesday. According to a statement from the fire service, around 6.05am the Larnaca fire station responded to the alert ...

By Koulla Michael Is it humans, is it nature, is it climate change? Wildfires have become a massive destroyer of natural areas. Every year is worse than the previous and ...

A decision-making meeting over Cyprus’ fires will be held next month, at the behest of President Nikos Christodoulides, it emerged on Monday. According to Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos who met ...

The Cypriot firefighting mission in Greece will focus on battling blazes in the Dadias region in Evros as of Monday. The Cypriot team had been focusing on fires in the ...

The Cypriot firefighting mission in Greece has been moved to a different area after battling fires in Parnitha until late at night on Friday. The 31-member team is now operating ...

An Intercity bus burst into flames at Limassol port on Friday, forcing three passengers to jump out of the windows to escape the fire. The vehicle was parked but operating, ...

A fire in a parked car after midnight on Friday morning resulted in extensive damages to the vehicle. According to the fire department, the car, parked in a garage in ...

Cyprus will be sending to aircraft to help battle fires in Alexandroupolis, Greece, Forestry Department spokesman Giorgos Constantinou said on Monday. Cyprus will be sending two air tractors. Four people ...

The fire services sought to inform the public on Sunday that a fire drill would be taking place at the US embassy in Engomi on Monday. Expected fracas in the ...