A number of elderly people at an old people's home in Żejtun had to be evacuated from their rooms after a plume of smoke enveloped the building.

Nobody was injured. 

The smoke was sparked by a "shortage" in the electricity system, the Parliamentary Secretary for the Elderly said in a statement. 

CareMalta administration took all the necessary measures and a number of residents had to be evacuated as a precaution until their rooms were deemed safe, the ministry added.

 

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