A fire broke out shortly after midnight in a vehicle parked outside its owner's home in the Xylofagou community, Famagusta district. The fire was brought under control by the Fire Department within 12 minutes and appears to have been caused by an electrical or mechanical failure.
A statement from the Fire Department states that the call for the fire was received at 00:38.
"The Famagusta "Sergeant Adamou Adamou" and Xylofagou Rural Fire Stations responded with three fire engines and the fire was brought under control at 00:50," it added.
The vehicle's engine compartment was damaged by the fire and heat, the announcement continues.
"The fire appears to have been caused by an electrical/mechanical failure," he concludes.
