Elderly Woman Rescued From Building Fire By Police In Gudja

Immediate action saw an elderly woman saved from a fire that broke out in her residence.

Last Thursday, at around 1730hrs, police were deployed to Triq Raymond Caruana, Gudja.

Upon arrival, the officers noticed smoke emerging from a residence as they were informed that were a person living in the same residence.

They immediately entered the residence, going up to the upper storey and found a 72 year old woman in a state of panic.

The woman was not cognisant of the immediate danger she was in due to the large amount of smoke in the residence.

The woman, who had inhaled a lot of smoke, was escorted out of the building and given assistance by a medical team on site.

Civil Protection Department Officers later arrived on site to control the fire, which seemingly caught due to a candle.

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