Fire at Fikardou and Farmakas, five aircraft mobilised (Updated)

A large fire broke out between the villages Fikardou and Farmakas, necessitating the intervention of five aircraft.

Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis said that there are also trucks at the scene from the fire services, and that they will enact the ‘Icaros 2’ fire extinguishing plan, which will see more trucks and aircraft at the scene.

Shortly after the plan was enacted, Kettis said more aircraft would be joining the mission to extinguish the blaze from Jordan. More trucks...