Firefighters to remain near Kalo Chorio overnight to manage flareups

Firefighters will remain in the area surrounding the military firing range near the Larnaca district village of Kalo Chorio overnight on Monday and into the early hours of Tuesday morning to deal with possible flareups, chief fire officer Nikos Longinos said.

He said the fire brigade had been on the scene within seven minutes of being informed of the fire at 12.27pm, and that aircraft operating in the area were also “immediately informed”....