Nicosia, Cyprus. Three individuals were taken to Nicosia general hospital after suffering smoke inhalation during a house fire in Latsia on Sunday. Two residents and a neighbour were transported by ambulance to the hospital’s emergency department.
Emergency response
Fire brigade spokesperson Andreas Kettis said crews responded with three engines to a blaze in a room on the first floor of the property.
Attempts to extinguish the fire
Kettis said the three people had attempted to extinguish the fire themselves before firefighters arrived.
Cause and investigation
Initial indications suggest the fire appears to have been caused by an electric heater operating in the room, Kettis said. Investigations between the fire brigade and the police into the cause of the fire are ongoing.
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