Two injured in roof collapse

An elderly man and a woman were slightly injured yesterday after the roof of their house in Sliema caved in, the police said. The incident happened at about 3 p.m. in Triq San Gjacintu, close to the Imperial Hotel, when the roof collapsed under the...

An elderly man and a woman were slightly injured yesterday after the roof of their house in Sliema caved in, the police said.

The incident happened at about 3 p.m. in Triq San Gjacintu, close to the Imperial Hotel, when the roof collapsed under the weight of a water tank. The following debris caused the floor below to cave in.

The couple, both aged 76, were rushed to St Luke's Hospital.

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