Fire in Karmi yesterday evening?

iancrumpy · Post by **iancrumpy** » Tue 17 Jul 2012 4:17 pm

http://www.haberkktc.com/haber/girne-ka ... 41769.html

According to the above there was a fire in Karmi yesterday evening between 8.40pm and 10.30 pm ... not a big one ... but 20 pine trees were apparently affected

andrew4232 · Post by **andrew4232** » Wed 18 Jul 2012 8:20 am

yes its a very worrying time of year, with everything tinder dry all it needs a thrown cigarette end or even just a left bottle laying on the grass

jayceebee · Post by **jayceebee** » Wed 18 Jul 2012 12:05 pm

Any more details on this would be most welcome.

The report (in translation on Google Chrome) mentions something more re the garbage dump.....

" in the forest area in a half acres of the 20 pine trees were damaged by fire. Dilekkaya-Gaziköy BETWEEN FIRE garbage dump in the region known as Dilekkaya-Gaziköy Uzundağ between the fire broke out at about 14.00 yesterday. fire as a result 500 acres of pine, cypress, acacia trees, owned 400 acres of stubble and a roll of 40 and 80 square bales burned"

Were any houses affected?

iancrumpy · Post by **iancrumpy** » Wed 18 Jul 2012 12:33 pm

Jayceebee,
I didn't mention the other fire that started at a rubbish dump between Dilekkaya and Gaziköy (to the east of Lefkosa), because I felt it would be of little interest to most Kibkommers. However, I felt the Karmi fire, albeit smaller, might have even affected some of our forum members.
The Dilekkaya fire wasn't mentioned in any other report or on any other news web-site, so I got the feeling the report had exagerated its size - the authorities certainly didn't seem that concerned about it. I presume there was no serious difficulty in getting the Dilekkaya fire under control and there are certainly no reports of houses being affected.
Rgds,
iancrumpy

jayceebee · Post by **jayceebee** » Wed 18 Jul 2012 3:46 pm

Thanks Ian.

I was unaware of the location of the dump fire...even wondered if it was anything to do with the dump near Karmi which is now used as a through road for construction traffic going up to a site at the end of Oleander Rd...near to where my house is...hence the concern.

Does anyone know exactly where the pine trees affected are/were!

andrew4232 · Post by **andrew4232** » Wed 18 Jul 2012 4:32 pm

jayceebee wrote:Thanks Ian.

I was unaware of the location of the dump fire...even wondered if it was anything to do with the dump near Karmi which is now used as a through road for construction traffic going up to a site at the end of Oleander Rd...near to where my house is...hence the concern.

Does anyone know exactly where the pine trees affected are/were!

you mean the fire or the construction, i hope all is well do you want me to go down and have a look ?