The Fire Service responded to a blaze in a third-floor apartment in Engomi in the Nicosia district yesterday, after an oil heater caught fire on a balcony.
The Fire Service received a call at 08:53 pm reporting the fire in the apartment block. Three fire engines and a hydraulic telescopic platform from Nicosia Fire Stations responded, bringing the fire under control at 09:25 pm, according to a Fire Service update.
The fire broke out in an oil heater on the apartment’s balcony and damaged an air conditioning compressor. Smoke also damaged paint on the balcony walls.
Building occupants evacuated the premises as a precaution before the Fire Service arrived.
The fire was caused by the lighting of the oil heater on the balcony, the Fire Service said.
The service responded to 194 calls during the week from 06:00 on 8 February 2026 to 06:00 on 15 February 2026, comprising 89 fires, 90 special services and 15 false alarms.
In the last 24 hours, from 06:00 on 15 February to 06:00 on 16 February, the service responded to 32 calls—14 fires, 16 special services and two false alarms.
