Sunday, 5th October 2008 - 18:58CET
Updated: Fire at Hal Far 'tent city'
Photo: Jason Borg
(Photo added)
Five tents at the Open Centre in Hal Far, known as 'tent city' were burnt to the ground this afternoon when two gas cylinders in the public area exploded.
All items that were in the tents were lost with only the bed frames remaining.
No one was injured and no foul play is suspected, sources said.
The blaze was quickly controlled by Civil Protection firefighters from the nearby fire station, preventing its spread to nearby tents.
The Detenetion Service is replacing the tents which were destroyed.
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Ignorance is in the minds of foreign decision makers who cannot understand Malta's realities. But for these it does not matter, for they do not live the problem, and is excusable. Such ignorance is not excusable when it comes from Maltese.
Malta cannot fulfill its obligations for how long this problem takes.
Soldiers? why should soldiers be suspected of foul play? come on please do not in any way point fingers on the same people who save these people!
There could have been a leak in the stove and not the gas cylinder.
Do you know if the gas cylinders were full or partially empty?
Michele Dalli
Your outburst displays lack of information regarding the commitments of Malta. I feel it is the authorities' fault that there is such ignorance and so many naive "solutions" aired by every Tom, Dick and Harry who happens to have a keyboard within reach.
Probably there is no foul play done by the soldiers. But if done by foreigners obviously it will not be published in name of political correctness
Yes, it is deplorable that these people are having to live in tents especially with winter coming soon. This is precisely why the government must not accept any more immigrants and advise the EU that Malta CANNOT and WILL NOT take in further arrivals. They must be taken to another EU country or turned back to Libya after being given food, water and fuel at sea. We are not doing them any favours by continuing to bring them in to live like this...
I would say that someone did something with the gas cylinders, even by mistake take made the exploded.
One thing that I cant understand is that how come you have an explosion from two gas cylinders and no one was hurt in a public area??? And how come only 5 tents were bunt? 2 gas tanks can do much more damage.