Car fire damages house

No one was hurt when a Seat Cordoba car caught fire in a garage in Thornton Street, Sliema, causing the garage ceiling to collapse. The police said that the house lying over the garage was checked by Enemalta and a government architect because of the...

No one was hurt when a Seat Cordoba car caught fire in a garage in Thornton Street, Sliema, causing the garage ceiling to collapse.

The police said that the house lying over the garage was checked by Enemalta and a government architect because of the structural damage caused by the fire. The residents of the house have moved out temporarily.

Duty magistrate Abigail Lofaro has appointed a number of experts to assist with the inquiry.

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