A fire broke out next to the fence of a building under construction in Statos-Agios Fotios, in the Paphos district, on Saturday afternoon.
The fire, which was spotted by a Civil Defense patrol, broke out around 4:20 p.m. and burned through three hectares of wild vegetation, dry grass, grapevines, and acacia trees.
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Irrigation hoses were also destroyed by the fire.
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Firefighters, the Forestry Department, the Game and Wildlife Service, the Civil Defense, and volunteer groups worked to extinguish the fire. Six aircraft were also deployed to the scene.
According to the Fire Department’s press officer, the fire started near the fence of a building under construction.
