Members of the Fire Department have been placed on alert due to a Cyprus-wide power outage, which officials attribute to a malfunction in the power generation system.
As reported to AlphaNews.Live, Fire Department Spokesperson Andreas Kettis said that in the last few minutes, the call centers at fire stations have been flooded with calls from citizens who are trapped in elevators.
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Calls have been particularly high from the districts of Nicosia and Limassol.
SEE ALSO: Island-wide power outage—what caused it?
The spokesperson for the Cyprus Transmission System Operator (CTSO), Chara Kousiappa, told CNA that the power outage was caused by a problem at a power plant.
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