The fire brigade has been mobilised after a blaze broke out in the Pyrga area of Larnaca on Sunday, with the forestry department leading the response.
The brigade is assisting the operation with four staffed fire engines from stations in Larnaca and Nicosia, while aerial resources were also deployed to support efforts to contain the fire.
The Forestry Department has responsibility for managing the firefighting operation, having deployed some twenty-one
