Man arrested after garden fire burns 25 acres in occupied Kythrea
A 38-year-old man was arrested after a fire started in his garden spread to nearby land in occupied Kythrea, burning about 25 acres.
Kythrea, Cyprus. A 38-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after a fire he started in his garden spread out of control, burning around 25 acres of land in occupied Kythrea.
The fire was extinguished, while cooling operations continued to prevent it from reigniting.
Fire response
According to Kibris Postasi, the blaze began at about 11am after the man set fire to a pile of dry grass without taking adequate safety precautions.
Police said the fire spread from the garden into a nearby stream bed, damaging dry grass, scrubland, reeds and olive trees.
Police, fire crews, military personnel and local residents took part in a large-scale response that brought the blaze under control.
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