Fires broke out overnight in the Limassol area of Kantou

A fire broke out near a vehicle close to the Ayia Napa church in Kantou at around 11pm last night, burning approximately five hectares of wild vegetation, dry grasses and pine trees.

“The causes of the fire will be investigated today in collaboration with the police with the serious possibility at first glance that [the] fire started in the vehicle and spread to the countryside”, fire department spokesperson Andreas Kettis said in a post on X in the morning.

Five fire engines...