A 46-year-old man was hospitalised this afternoon after suffering burns when he fought a fire which engulfed his car in a garage in Zabbar.

The blaze, at Triq Sta Duminka, was reported at 5.30pm.

Officers of the Civil Protection Department and the police were on site. The man was rushed to hospital in an ambulance after being given first aid on site. His condition is not yet known. 

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