Filenews 19 April 2025
The Fire Service was called to respond to a total of 90 incidents in the last 24 hours, of which 80 were related to fires and 10 to special services. Particularly worrying was the picture in the Larnaca district, where there were a large number of fires, mainly by young people.
Of the 80 total fires, 51 were related to arson of objects, while 32 of them occurred in the Larnaca district.
According to the spokesperson of the Fire Brigade, Andreas Kettis, "the Larnaca District was intensely active, especially in the early hours of the morning, in incidents that were manifested by young people with burning various items, plastic baskets, old tyres, useless objects, wood, etc. The fires broke out mainly in the early hours of the morning in various areas, such as Larnaca, Kiti, Tersefanou, Aradippou, Pyla and Kornos".
EMAK also assisted in the extinguishing operation, while a partial recall of personnel was carried out to strengthen the crews.
