78-year-old man suffers burns in apartment fire in Nicosia

On Sunday evening, a fire broke out in a first-floor apartment of a three-story residential building in Nicosia, resulting in burns to a 78-year-old man. Fire crews arrived at the scene at 21:40 with four fire engines.

The apartment sustained significant damage. Smoke damage was recorded on the second floor after a windowpane broke and smoke rose through the building.

The victim, who was renting the apartment, left the premises with burns. After first aid was provided, he was handed over to an ambulance crew for transport to the hospital.

The residential building is currently undergoing renovations to be converted into student housing. According to sources, the victim was the only person in the building at the time of the incident.

The information was obtained from a local news report. No additional details about the cause of the fire or the condition of the victim were provided in the report.