A fire broke out early in the afternoon in the old garbage dump Marie, in the province of Larnaca, between Marie and Kalavasos. Black smoke covered the sun and made the day & # 8211; night in the area.
According to the spokesman of the Fire Service, tires and other useless materials are burning in an industrial area.
Mr. Kettis in a post on twitter reports that 3 vehicles from EMAK responded and are reinforced with another 2 from Larnaca and Limassol. The Operations Director of the Fire Brigade is also directing the fire. The Fire Department has informed all Government Services to take action on the basis of their duties.
In a new update at 5 pm, the spokesman of the Fire Brigade clarified that there is no risk of the fire spreading, but the time of complete extinguishing it will be long due to the nature and properties of the burning material.
< Residents in the surrounding area were asked to close doors and windows due to the toxic cloud.
Business Service. The Fire Service has informed all the State Services to take action on the basis of their duties. In addition, the firefighting forces are reinforced with 2 more tankers from the District Administration for water supply.
– Andreas Kettis (@akettis) June 11, 2022
It is clarified that many efforts are being made to extinguish the fire by the fire brigades. There is no risk of its expansion, but the time of complete extinction will be long due to the nature and properties of the combustible material (tires).
– Andreas Kettis (@akettis) June 11, 2022
Audit Office: We Told It
In a post on twitter, the Audit Office took a stand on the incident, stating that the EV pointed out the environmental risks from the accumulation of large quantities of tires in the wider area of Vasilikos, at a time when some are collecting fees to manage the tires.
EV pointed out the environmental risks from the accumulation of large quantities of tires in the wider area of Vasilikos, at a time when some are collecting fees to manage the tires . There had been another fire from tires in the same area. pic.twitter.com/beRuEhiQCg
– AUDIT OFFICE OF CYPRUS (@Audit_Office_Cy) June 11, 2022
< strong>Videos and photos from the fire:
Huge fire in the Vasilikos quarry. Tires and other waste are burned. The smoke cloud travels to Larnaca and Famagusta due to the strong winds. Environmental disaster and degradation is a given & # 8230; pic.twitter.com/zYO3zeJTy0
– Efi Xanthou-Έφη Ξάνθου @ (@efixanthou) June 11, 2022
pic.twitter.com/mVz0xsJ1HE
– Efi Xanthou-Έφη Ξάνθου @ (@efixanthou) June 11, 2022
Photo: Amulet of Stylianos (Kairophiles of Cyprus)
Photo: Nafsika Papakonstantinou (Kairofili Kyprou)
Photo: Antria Charalampous (Καροφιλοι Κύπρου)
