A fireman tackles a sizeable grass fire outside the HSBC call centre in Swatar yesterday. At one point, members of the Civil Protection Department had to call for an extra supply of water as the fire started to spread. The road leading to HSBC from the Birkirkara bypass was closed for a short while due to the smoke and so that the fire fighters would work undisturbed.

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