Fire services brought a blaze under control at a two-storey house in Kokkinotrimithia at 12.30 pm on Wednesday after a lit candle on a wooden shelf ignited a ground-floor room, the Fire Service said.
Units from the Acropolis and Peristerona Rural fire stations responded to the incident. Smoke affected the entire house, according to the Fire Service statement.
The residents noticed the fire and left the building in time, reaching safety unharmed.
