The charred remains of a 58-year-old blind man were found in his home after it caught fire on Tuesday at around 4pm in Trachoni in Limassol, police said.
Panayiotis Ioannou’s remains were found after firefighters managed to put out the blaze which had burnt his house down.
According to reports Ioannou, who was blind, may have tipped over an ashtray as he was a smoker, setting the house on fire and was then trapped inside.
Bases police are investigating the incident.
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