FIRE
Small house fires in Corfu
CORFU. Fire broke out yesterday morning at about 8 o’clock on the balcony of a house in Lofo Koyevina. According to the Fire Service, the fire started in an oil heating burner on the balcony.
Fire in uninhabited building in I.Theotoki St.
CORFU. The Fire Service was called out just after 11 this morning when an old mattress caught fire in an uninhabited building in I.Theotoki St.
“Another 5 minutes and they could have lost their lives…”
CORFU. Fire engines couldn’t reach the fire because of the illegally parked vehicles.
Work accident: 34-year-old injured man sweats it out for 1 hour at work.
CORFU. At 10.40 this morning, a wall gave way and trapped the leg of a 34-year-old Albanian building worker in Evropoulous.
Motorcycle in flames in Korokiana
CORFU. The Fire Department were called out early on Sunday afternoon to a motorcycle on fire in the Korakiana area.
Fire breaks out near Corfu Psychiatric Hospital
CORFU. A shop with agricultural merchandise near the Psychiatric Hospital caught fire early this morning.
Fire in Kofinetta: Elderly man rescued
CORFU. Fire broke out on the ground floor of a four-floor building in Kofinetta early on Wednesday morning.
Fire breaks out in Gastouri- one woman injured
CORFU. At around 9:30 this morning, fire broke out in a house in Gastouri.
Three people escape house fire in Lakones
CORFU. Fire broke out in a house in Lakones at 3am early this morning. The fire was put out, but 10 firemen and fire engines have remained at the scene as a precaution.
Fire Service called out to chimney fire near San Rocco Square
CORFU. We are all on the alert these days because of the difficult weather conditions, but this is not a case of damage due to extreme natural phenomena.
Stones and earth falling from the walls of the New Fortress
CORFU. The walls along the trench around the New Fortress are starting to show serious signs of erosion - not only as a result of the passage of time but also as a consequence of this summer’s fires.
100 damaged trees in south Corfu cut up and removed by the Fire Service
CORFU. The Fire Service has issued a list of the instances they had to deal with after this weekend’s thunderstorms.
In commemoration of firemen who lost their lives on duty
CORFU.The Regional Fire Service for the Ionian Islands and the Corfu Fire Service will commemorate the firemen who have lost their lives on duty at a memorial service in Kastellani Giroi.
Corfu Fire Service given rescue equipment worth 5.000 Euros (Photos)
CORFU.On Friday 27 October the Association ‘Filia Velbert’ presented Corfu Fire Service with a gift of rescue equipment worth 5.000 Euros.
Kitten stuck in tree for two days
CORFU.For two whole days a terrified kitten was stuck in a tall tree in San Rocco Square. The more frightened it got, the higher it climbed. It was so high up that even the fire brigade couldn’t rescue it.