A 38-year-old man is being questioned by the police after the front door of a house in Zurrieq was set on fire and extensively damaged last night.

The blaze was reported at 11.40. The flames died out before firemen intervened. No one was injured, but some damage was also caused to the façade of the house in St Michael Street.

The arrested man is from Zurrieq.

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