Fire in Bellapais 16:00 16th Aug 2011

erolz


Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3456

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 16:08

Just had a phone call from my partner who is in Bellapais right now, saying there is some kind of fire there, just below the Abbey. There are fire engines and crews in attendance. Do not have much more info that right now.

ttoli


Joined: 24/03/2007
Posts: 1172

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 16:27

Just spoken to someone on the ground, Whole ravine is ablaze and flames heading in Direction of Bellapais Gardens Hotel.

dinner-dave


Joined: 14/08/2011
Posts: 48

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 16:33

can see it from our villa...



looks like the whole of the trnc is ablaze !



now where's that insurance policy.

nemo1985


Joined: 09/07/2011
Posts: 186

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 16:38

here come the forest fire crew!! they have just left girne

nemo1985


Joined: 09/07/2011
Posts: 186

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 16:39

and another one!!

dinner-dave


Joined: 14/08/2011
Posts: 48

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 16:44

maybe they can clean up alagadi beach when they're finished.

ttoli


Joined: 24/03/2007
Posts: 1172

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 16:46

With No taxes being paid they probably cant

libbs


Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 10

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 17:34

Any updates please? x

lindoc


Joined: 30/08/2007
Posts: 220

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 17:34

Why is it you always get the snide remarks on here,,,,,,,,,looks bad helicopter fetching water from the sea.

caulkhead


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 149

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 17:37

Does anyone know the wind direction and speed please?

ozankoys


Joined: 20/06/2008
Posts: 905

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 17:40

The helicopter is doing a marvellous job as always and is making progress with damping the fire down.

kayalar_10



Joined: 02/08/2009
Posts: 17

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 17:45

Westerly Winds

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 17:46

I bet they blame it on smokers instead of the tons of discarded broken bottles and rubbish in the ravine...

mrsgee


Joined: 23/06/2009
Posts: 396

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 17:47

Message 9 - I totally agree, people should keep snide remarks to themselves. Any fire in TRNC during the summer months especially is likely to cause significant damage to the environment and maybe to the lives of the people.



Any updates would be appreciated as we live in Bellapais but had to come back to UK for a while. Naturally, we are concerned as would anyone be with homes nearby.

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 17:47

Dinner Dave, stop being an idiot, you wouldn't be joking if it was near your property !!!!

Fire in these conditions is no laughing matter.

lindoc


Joined: 30/08/2007
Posts: 220

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 17:50

Looks like they have got it under control, not as much smoke now,,,fingers crossed.

Perry


Joined: 27/01/2007
Posts: 413

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 17:57

Does anyone know how far down the ravine it has gone ? how much damage ?

Southcoaster


Joined: 01/04/2009
Posts: 81

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 18:21

Live short way below. Cannot hear helicopter anymore. Wife was up there and the fire was confined to the bottom of the ravine, so appears to be under control.

Perry


Joined: 27/01/2007
Posts: 413

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 18:24

Thanks so much - our villa is near there as well.

Marion


Joined: 06/03/2011
Posts: 1816

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 19:52

Hope no one was hurt, nor that anyone lost anything. fires are terrifying things - been through forest fires in Australia, and also know that the mountain over my way was devastated by fire some years ago (16?), So, as I say, I DO hope no one was hurt. anyone got an update?

AllyTT


Joined: 13/09/2008
Posts: 188

Message Posted:
16/08/2011 19:57

The fire's been out for a while now, there's still some activity on our side of the ravine with fire trucks leaving but that's about all. A horrible reminder of what we went through up here 16 years ago..