Photo: Simon Cutajar
No one was injured when a fourth floor flat in Dawret il-Qawra, next to the Sunny Coast Hotel, caught fire this afternoon following an explosion.
Civil Protection Officers from the Xemxija and Corradino stations fought the fierce fire for about an hour, before bringing it under control.
It is not yet known what started the fire but sources said it was likely the result of a gas cylinder explosion.
People who live in the block were all evacuated soon after the fire started, at around 5.30pm.
Police officers from the Rapid Intervention Unit and the Qawra Police Station were on site while the operation was underway.