Residents of several apartments in St Dominic Street, Valletta were forced to get out of bed in a rush on Sunday after Civil Protection officers ordered their evacuation because of a fire.

The blaze was reported at 3.30am and involved a Mercedes Benz car parked just outside.

The blaze spread to a Citroen. 

Both cars were extensively damaged but no one was injured.

Doors and windows on the facade of the apartment block were also damaged.

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