A fire caused extensive damage to a basement home in Lakatamia, Nicosia district, on Saturday morning, while the resident was away.
According to a Fire Service statement, crews responded to the fire at 8.05am. The basement was being used as a home.
The fire extensively damaged the contents of the property, while heat and smoke also affected the building’s ground and first floors.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property and extinguished the blaze using water hoses.
The resident was not at home when the fire broke out.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
