After a superhuman four-hour effort of nine aircraft and dozens of ground crews of the Fire Brigade, the Police, the Forestry Department, the Civil Defence, and the community authorities of the area, the large fire on the Akamas peninsula was brought under full control at eight o’clock in the evening.
The fire, which broke out on Saturday at 15:00 in an area of the community of Kathikas, caused significant damage to a small part of the Pykni Forest, between Pegeia and Kathika, as well as to another area with dense vegetation. The intense efforts of the firefighting crews resulted in the sparing of a residence and two livestock buildings in the greater Kathikas area that were in immediate danger from the fire.
From the very first examinations of the competent authorities, it appears that this fire was also due to the human factor since everything indicates that it broke out from a point next to the road that passes through the Forest of Pykni.
Investigations into the causes will be intensified at first light tomorrow.
