A couple were hospitalised this afternoon after they suffered burns following a gas leak, the police said.

The incident happened in Triq il-Knisja l-Qadima, Siggiewi, at around 4.30pm.

The police said the man scalded his face and the woman burnt her arm. The extent of their injuries is not yet known.

The Civil Protection Department assisted in the operation.

 

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