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A fire broke out on a boat docked in Marsa on Friday night, as reported by the police. Thick plumes of black smoke rose into the sky, visible from the surrounding areas.
A police spokesperson stated that the incident was reported at around 6 pm, with no injuries reported. Fire engines arrived at the scene around 6:30 pm, by which time the air was “thick with smoke and there were some noises that sounded like explosions,” according to an onlooker interviewed by the Times of Malta.
In a Facebook post, Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri confirmed that the fire had started on a ship undergoing repairs at a private shipyard in Marsa. “Firefighters from the Civil Protection are on the scene to control the fire. I have been informed that there are no reports of injured people,” he said, urging the public to avoid the area.
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