A short circuit in the restaurant’s refrigerator caused the fire that broke out in the early hours of the morning at a restaurant in Kato Paphos.
This was determined by an investigation conducted on Saturday morning by members of the Police, the Fire Department, and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department.
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The fire broke out on the mezzanine level of a restaurant, which is part of a building housing shops and apartments.
According to the Fire Department, firefighters responded at 3:26 a.m., and the fire was brought under control at 4:49 a.m.
The fire caused damage to the restaurant’s mezzanine, as well as to a small room inside the restaurant where people were staying.
The occupants of the room noticed the fire in time and managed to evacuate safely.
As a precaution, members of the Fire Department also evacuated the residents of the apartments located on the upper floor of the building.
Subsequent investigations into the cause of the fire revealed that it was caused by a short circuit in the building’s refrigerator.
Source: CNA
