No one was injured in a fire outside a house in Qormi, which the police suspect was started intentionally.
The police said a melted plastic bottle was found close to where the fire was located.
The fire was noticed by the occupiers of the house in Valletta Road, Qormi, at about 2.30am. The 67-year-old man and two women, aged 69 and 43, were alerted to the fire by an unpleasant smell, the police said.
The fire burnt itself out but not before damaging the front door and some items close by.