An elderly couple is receiving hospital treatment for smoke inhalation after a fire in their home in Qormi last night.
The police said the blaze, at Triq is-Saghtar, Qormi, was reported at about 2 a.m.
Damage was caused to the façade and parts of the house itself. The residents, a 65-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman, are being treated for smoke inhalation.
A magisterial inquiry in under way.