A house in Zebbug was damaged this morning in a fire which appeared to have been started deliberately in its garden in Triq It-Taqtigha.

The police said the alarm was raised at 3.30 a.m.

Early investigations showed that unknown persons had thrown flammable material into the garden, damaging a gate, a door and part of the façade. The blaze was extinguished by the policemen themselves using a fire extinguisher.

No one was injured.

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