Paralimni, Cyprus. The fire service rescued an injured person from a cave in Paralimni on Sunday before responding to separate fires in Livadia and Avgorou later in the day.
Cave rescue in Paralimni
Crews from the Famagusta fire station were called at 1.23pm to assist a person injured inside a cave in the Paralimni area.
The casualty was extracted from a steep rocky area using specialised rescue equipment, transferred onto a rescue stretcher and handed over to ambulance crews for transport to the accident and emergency department at Famagusta General Hospital.
Fire near Larnaca–Ayia Napa motorway
At 10.12pm, firefighters responded to a blaze involving dry grass, wild vegetation and a large reed bed near the open market facilities in Livadia, next to the Larnaca–Ayia Napa motorway.
Fire crews from Larnaca, supported by the EMAK rescue unit, deployed five fire engines and a rescue team. A municipal excavator from Livadia also assisted the operation.
The fire and intense heat damaged several temporary market structures. Firefighters removed liquefied petroleum gas cylinders from the area, preventing the fire from spreading further and protecting the remaining market facilities.
Preliminary indications suggest the fire began in the reed bed before spreading to the surrounding area.
Avgorou hay bale fire
Firefighters also tackled a late-night blaze in Avgorou, where about 750 hay bales were destroyed.
The causes of the fires in Livadia and Avgorou remain under investigation.