Three children were grievously injured when they were hit by burning coal which fell from a balcony in Birżebbuġa this evening.
They children are aged five, 10 and 12.
The police said the incident happened in Triq il-Bajja s-Sabiħa at 7pm.
A 39-year-old Italian who lives in Birżebbuġa was using a barbeque in his balcony when the burning coal fell.