A fire broke out in the bedroom of an apartment on Çifteler Street in Kyrenia at around 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 26, 2026. According to the Police Press Office, the blaze is believed to have started when a lit incense stick left beside the bed gradually heated and ignited the bed sheet.
Firefighters arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire. The bed and mattress, the bedroom shutters and various items of clothing were destroyed in the incident. Heat and smoke also caused soot damage to the walls of the apartment.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
