Yet another barrage of fires has been reported by the fire service in the inner city areas, counting more than 150 over the past week from a motorbike that was torched on the Garyllis dry river bank in Limassol to a container found burning in the Makedonitissa area of Nicosia.
Over the past 24 hours, the service has responded to 32 urban fires throughout the island, with 19 other calls that included car and elevator rescues.
To name a couple of notable incidents, just before ten last night, a crew from the Limassol station responded to a motorbike blaze on the Garyllis river bank, with extensive damage to the vehicle. Authorities believe it was arson.
In Nicosia, crews responded at two in the morning with two vehicles to a container blaze at an open area of the Makedonitissa suburb. There was significant damage to the building materials found inside the container. The cause is being investigated by the fire service, coordinating with the Nicosia CID.
