The investigation into the wildfire that erupted following a military exercise at the Kalo Chorio firing range has widened to examine decisions taken at the highest levels of the National Guard. The exercise reportedly included the participation of American soldiers and had received the necessary approvals from the National Guard general staff. The focus of the criminal investigation has now shifted beyond the 70th Engineer Battalion, whose personnel carried out the destruction, towards the military chain of command that authorised the operation. The inquiry, led by Brigadier General Savvas Stefanou, is examining who ordered the exercise to proceed and how far responsibility may extend within the National Guard hierarchy. Should evidence of criminal offences by serving National Guard personnel emerge, the case would be referred to the military court, subject to the approval of the attorney general, George Savvides.