Limassol fire on British base territory

A fire was raging in the Fasouri area of Limassol and drivers were warned to avoid the area, the British bases said on Wednesday afternoon.

It was put under partial control about an hour later.

The majority of the flames were across the bases territories. Five firefighting aircraft were on scene, four from the forestry department and one from the British bases.

Ground forces comprised of four vehicles from the bases, two of the fire services and two of the forestry department.

The bases had called on the public to avoid driving through the area so as to give better access to firefighting vehicles.