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Fire tore through a Floriana street early on Saturday morning, burning down a triumphal arch used for its yearly feast and extensively damaging four parked cars in the process. The fire on Triq San Tumas was reported to the police at around 1.30am, with officSt Publius arch burnt down in Floriana fire
Fire tore through a Floriana street early on Saturday morning, burning down a triumphal arch used for its yearly feast and extensively damaging four parked cars in the process. The fire on Triq San Tumas was reported to the police at around 1.30am, with officers and Civil Protection Department firefighters reaching the scene shortly afterwards. It took them around 90 minutes to put out the roaring flames, and by then the arch, which is a fixture at the feast of St Publius, had been burnt. Feast lovers took to Facebook to express dismay. “We wake up to sad news,” one wrote. The police said it is too early to say whether the fire was accidental or a case of arson, but added that magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit is leading an inquiry into the incident. The feast of St Publius will take place on May 5. Read more











