A fire that broke out close to a residential area in Paralimni on Wednesday morning is under control, a fire department spokesman said. The fire broke out a little after 10.30 am near the Ayios Panteleimonas roundabout, burning around 3.5 hectares of wild vegetation. Three fire trucks and a helicopter attended the fire.
Meanwhile, around the same time, a small fire broke out in the agricultural area of Liopetri destroyed a few olive and acacia trees.
