Fire on B7 between Giolou and Skoulli

[wantoosoon]

At about 16:30 I drove past quite a large wildfire right next to the B7, about halfway between Giolou and Skoulli. Flames were lapping at the road and there was a lot of smoke. I wouldn't be surprised if the road is closed soon.

[Firefly]

God forbid that wild fires are going to start in Cyprus now. I truly hope not.

[Dominic]

We have fires every year.

[wantoosoon]

Apparently there were three fires in the area, and it was arson:

Earlier on Wednesday the fire services announced that three fires had been extinguished in the district between the communities of Akoudralia and Steni on the heels the forest fire which had required the full involvement of services to be contained the night before.

The three fires, whose flash-points were all along the Paphos to Polis Chrysochous road were clearly set by humans, according to the head of the fire service Andreas Kettis.

In order to extinguish the fires, which were moving towards Akourdalia village, the entire fire department of the Paphos district was mobilised and several aircraft were deployed.

A total of nineteen vehicles, from the fire, forestry and the game service, and including private trucks were used. Forces from Larnaca were called in to meanwhile cover the city of Paphos, Kettis told the state broadcaster CyBC.

https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/07/26/fire ... hief-says/

The fire services seem to be severely stretched. Let's hope they get some respite soon.

[Firefly]

Dominic

Yes, I know that, I was in Cyprus when that stupid person caused a fire last year. Where we lived in Drousia, we saw fires coming uphill towards us, thankfully, they were extinguished before they reached us. It is usually a human, or the result of their actions, which start these fires.

As my mother always said, fire is a good servant, but a bad master.