Part of a residential building has collapsed on Aeschylou Street in Germasogeia, triggering a major emergency response from the Fire Service and EMAK, the specialised urban search and rescue unit. Two people have so far been freed from the rubble, while searches are continuing to establish whether further occupants remain trapped inside. The building housed an unknown number of residents at the time of the collapse.
Three people were taken to hospital by ambulance in the initial response. Fire Service spokesman Andreas Kettis confirmed that the Director of Operations and the Limassol District Commander are both at the scene, and that an operations centre has been activated under the command of the Chief Fire Officer at Fire Service headquarters. The Deputy Commander of Civil Defence and the Commander of the Mobile Disaster Response Unit are also present at the operations centre, and the Chief Fire Officer is in direct contact with the Justice and Public Order Minister.
This is a developing story and will be updated as further information becomes available.
