Car bursts into flames near former Orphanides in Nicosia, KNEWS

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27 OCTOBER 2026 - 10:11

A car was engulfed in flames Tuesday morning near the former Orphanides supermarket in Nicosia, sending firefighters to the scene.

Fire crews were working to put out the blaze. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

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