Heat leads to numerous grass fires

The Civil Protection Department were called to put out some 40 grass fires all over the country throughout the day, a spokesman told timesofmalta.com. The spokesman said that the fires were mainly caused by the heat. timesofmalta.com reader Chris...

The Civil Protection Department were called to put out some 40 grass fires all over the country throughout the day, a spokesman told timesofmalta.com.

The spokesman said that the fires were mainly caused by the heat.

timesofmalta.com reader Chris Stivala took the above photo of one such fire at Victoria Gardens in Ibrag, Swieqi.

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