Aircraft, fire trucks extinguish blaze near Limassol villages

Five aircraft on Friday were called in to fight a blaze that broke out in the Alassa area of Limassol.

According to fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis, the fire broke out between the villages of Alassa and Monagri.

A total of seven fire trucks worked to put out the blaze, which broke out from rubbish by the side of the road.

Around midday the fire had been extinguished.