As eyewitnesses told the “RG” correspondent, the incident happened around 1:50 p.m. local time. At that time, employees who were in the building and children coming to class heard a pop, and one of the exterior walls was on fire. Thick black smoke rising above the RCSC was visible from many parts of Nicosia.
All Cypriot operational services – fire and police – quickly arrived at the scene of the emergency and cordoned off the area. According to Alpha TV, five firefighters were dispatched to put out the fire. Andreas Kettis, spokesman for the Nicosia Fire Department, said the building, including the roof, was on fire. To date, the fire is out, but firefighters are still in the building, which, judging by its appearance, has suffered damage.
As one of the teachers, who was at the RCSC and was teaching at the time of the incident, told the RG correspondent, the employees of the Russian Center for Science and Culture, together with the children, left quickly and in an organized manner. building. No problem. The next courses are cancelled.
Currently, the Cypriot police are investigating all the circumstances of the incident.
As RG was informed at the Russian Embassy in Nicosia, the head of the Russian diplomatic mission in the Republic of Cyprus, Murat Zyazikov, arrived at the scene and met with police and firefighters. The police informed the Russian ambassador about possible versions and circumstances of the state of emergency. “Fortunately, there were no casualties. Most of the exterior walls of the building were damaged. The situation was brought under control,” Russian diplomats said.
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