Bedroom fire in Lakatamia caused by iron left on, initial reports suggest

A fire broke out yesterday at 15:01 in a bedroom on the first floor of a two-storey house in Lakatamia, Nicosia district. A resident escaped safely before the fire spread.

Two fire engines attended the scene. Firefighters extinguished the blaze using breathing apparatus and water hoses. The bedroom and its contents sustained extensive damage....