A man was grievously injured after he sustained burns after a fire was sparked at a residence in St Paul's Bay.
Police said the 35-year-old Bulgarian national was injured when a fire broke out in Triq il-Ħarifa just after 1pm.
Firemen were called to the scene to put out the fire while an ambulance rushed the victim to hospital. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
A magisterial inquiry has been ordered.
Police are investigating.