Watch: Seven cars catch fire as burning fuel runs down road

The fire spread quickly among the parked cars

A line of parked cars caught fire in Marsascala on Wednesday night after a car set alight, sending burning fuel down the road towards other vehicles.

A video shared on Facebook by the Civil Protection Department (CPD) shows firefighters battling the blaze on Triq il-Maħsel. At least three cars appear destroyed in the footage.

Footage of a blaze that engulfed seven parked cars in Marsascala. Video: CPD/Facebook.

Times of Malta is informed that multiple fire engines attended the blaze, which ignited around midnight and spread quickly among the parked cars.

Investigations into the fire are ongoing.

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