Fire on merchant vessel at Larnaca port leaves docker hospitalised

An engineer of a merchant ship docked at Larnaca port was admitted to Larnaca general hospital on Monday night after inhaling smoke from a fire that broke out in the hold of the vessel, fire department spokesperson Andreas Kettis said on Tuesday.

“At first glance it appears that the fire was caused by a mechanical or electrical problem with the tracked vehicle,” he said.

According to Kettis, the fire had