Two kitchen fires caused by candles within hours
Within a few hours, two separate fires broke out in kitchens of private residences, both caused by candles on the kitchen counter. The first fire occurred at 3:20 a.m. in Kato Polemidia in a two-story residential building and caused significant damage to electrical appliances and kitchen equipment. A second similar fire followed shortly after in Leivadhia near Larnaca, with a total of two people requiring hospitalization.