The Fire Department was alerted on Tuesday afternoon following a fire between the communities of Evrychou and Koutrafa in the Nicosia District.
According to the Fire Department, at 6:59 p.m. a call was received reporting a fire in dry grass and wild vegetation near the location “Atsa,” between the communities of Evrychou and Koutrafa, in the Nicosia District, an area adjacent to a ready-mix concrete plant.
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The Evrychou and Peristerona Rural Fire Stations responded with three fire trucks, as well as one fire truck from the Forestry Department.
The fire was brought under control at 1:46 a.m. and burned two hectares of dry grass and wild vegetation, while a makeshift metal shed, in which quantities of lumber and other materials were stored, was affected.
The fire was extinguished in a timely manner, without endangering the factory.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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