‘Wrong person in charge,’ former fire chief critical of Limassol fire response

A former chief fire officer has backed the current fire chief’s efforts during the recent devastating wildfire, saying he did his best with the personnel available, and instead blamed the government for failing to provide sufficient resources.

Markos Trangolas, who once led the national fire service, warned that even if Andreas Gregoriou, director general of the agriculture ministry and appointed emergency coordinator during crises such as last month’s fire, had