Fire in Paphos district ‘manageable’ says Fire Service Spokesperson

A fire that broke out a little before midnight on Thursday between the communities of Trachypedoula - Kelokedara in the Paphos district is manageable, Fire Service Spokesperson Andreas Kettis posted on platform X, on Friday morning. Kettis said that fire has been contained and the final extinction is under way with the use of firefighting aircraft. The fire has burned about one square kilometre. Kettis also said that the residents who earlier were instructed to evacuate their homes, have returned. He also noted that the communities are no longer in danger. The fire, he added, was initially detected by the Game and Fauna Service on patrol. Head of Kelokedara community council Marios Zachariades said that there was an overnight battle with the blaze, adding that that the Fire Service's intervention was prompt. He also said that there was no need to evacuate the village but some relatives of the residents came over to transport their families to Paphos. Police are carrying out an investigation to determin e how the fire started, said Paphos Assistant Police Director of Operations Michalis Nikolaou. Source: Cyprus News Agency