Firefighters reach the trapped residents.Firefighters reach the trapped residents.

Fourteen residents of an apartment block at Ta' Xbiex were rescued by firefighters on Saturday afternoon after a fierce blaze in the common area of the building.

The CPD said the fire caused heavy smoke, which trapped the residents and two dogs inside their apartments.

Firefighters who reached them handed out smoke masks and escorted them out of the building. Four were hospitalised  for further monitoring. 

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