Fire

The burnt door of the police station. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Police probe suspected arson of Tarxien police station door

Incident reported on the night of April 22

April 25, 2025| Times of Malta
People who were close to the scene also reported hearing a loud explosion at around 6pm.  Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Watch: Fire in Gżira flat causes massive gas cylinder explosion

No injuries in Triq Edgar Bernard incident

April 24, 2025| Times of Malta |0
No injuries were reported when the truck caught fire in St Julian's. Photo: Civil Protection Department

Truck catches fire in St Julian's

No injuries reported

April 17, 2025| Times of Malta
Firefighters are seen rescuing two rabbits from an apartment blaze in Gżira on Thursday. Photo: Civil Protection Department

Woman and her two rabbits rescued from house fire in Gżira

Entire apartment block evacuated but no injuries reported

April 17, 2025| Times of Malta
Extensive fire damage to Josh Shapiro's residence. Photo: AFP

Police arrest man for arson, terrorism at top US Democrat's residence

Josh Shapiro is widely viewed as a potential 2028 presidential contender

April 14, 2025| AFP |0
A CPD official looks at fire damage in Al-Asabaa. Photo: DOI

Maltese CPD officials end five-day mission to assess Libya fires

Firefighting experts help Libyan authorities determine cause of Al-Asabaa fires

April 12, 2025| Times of Malta |0
Officers of the Civil Protection Department will investigate the source of fires in a Libyan town.

Malta civil protection officers to investigate mysterious fires in Libyan town

The blazes have destroyed or damaged over 30 houses

April 1, 2025| Times of Malta |0
Smoke billows from the property on Cospicua Road in Fgura on Thursday morning. Photo: Facebook

Two treated for smoke inhalation after house fire in Fgura

The fire on Cospicua Road was quickly brought under control

March 27, 2025| Times of Malta
This frame grab taken from a UGC video shot and posted on X on March 21, 2025 by @fire_at_Vill shows a fire burning at a neighborhood electrical substation supplying power to Heathrow Airport in Hayes, west London. Photo: AFP

London's Heathrow airport closed after fire causes major power cut

Gatwick airport accepts some Heathrow flights

March 21, 2025| AFP |20
Firefighters and police officers inspect the nightclub where a fire broke out overnight in Kocani, a town some 100 kilometres east of the capital Skopje. Photo: AFP

More than 20 under investigation after blaze kills 59 in North Macedonia club

Authorities investigating whether corruption, bribery linked to deadly fire

March 17, 2025| AFP |1
The vehicle which was destroyed by fire in Valletta.

Man charged with torching pick-up truck in Valletta

The 30-year-old chef was denied bail

March 12, 2025| Marc Galdes
Xemxija fire station has been upgraded.

Xemxija fire station receives major upgrade

Dedicated decontamination areas for firefighters

March 9, 2025| Times of Malta |8
CPD officials were soon at the parliament building after the alarm rang.

Parliament evacuated after smoke in server room

A police spokesperson said the CPD quickly got situation under control

March 4, 2025| Times of Malta |15
The fire was caused by an electrical box. Photo: Christian Sant Fournier

Fire in Sliema apartment block

Rescuers on site, parts of Tower Road closed off to traffic

February 21, 2025| Times of Malta |0
A fire broke out at 7.10am at an apartment in St Paul's Bay. Photos: Chris Sant Fournier

Blaze in St Paul's Bay apartment, two people evacuated

Source of fire not yet known

February 20, 2025| Times of Malta
Still images from the video.

Watch: Phone bursts into flames in woman's pocket in Brazil

The woman was left with second-degree burns following the incident

February 15, 2025| Times of Malta |17
The Ellul family and the tumble dryer that caught fire. Photos: Maria Luana Ellul

‘We lost everything’: tumble dryer blaze guts family home

Family received overwhelming support following Tarxien blaze

January 28, 2025| Emma Borg |50
n American flag flies near a commercial building destroyed in the Palisades Fire. Photo: AFP

LA death toll reaches 24, evacuees told no chance of return for now

Death toll expected to rise as search teams go house to house

January 13, 2025| AFP |5
Wildfire smoke and burned houses are seen from the Palisades Fire on January 10, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California. Photo: AFP

As LA burns, criticisms and questions about response arise

Part of the problem is that the city's fire-fighting infrastructure wasn't designed for enormous multi-acre fires

January 11, 2025| AFP |16
A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County. Photo: AFP

Los Angeles fire deaths at 10 as National Guard called in

A nighttime curfew will be put in place following reports of looting

January 10, 2025| AFP |5
A beach house is engulfed in flames as the Palisades Fire burns along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. Photo: AFP

Watch: Apocalyptic scenes in California - 'We have lost everything'

Despair as violent fire reduces houses to ashes, claims five lives

January 9, 2025| AFP |34
Firefighters battle flames from the Palisades Fire on January 7, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. Photo: AFP

Wildfire sparks panicked evacuations in Los Angeles suburb

Around 30,000 people were ordered to evacuate

January 8, 2025| AFP |2
A small fire in Paceville was quickly put out on Monday morning.

Small Paceville blaze causes alarm

No one hurt in fire believed to have started from an air compressor

December 23, 2024| Times of Malta |0
The fire at the Junior College on Sunday.

Firefighters fight small blaze at the Junior College

The fire appeared to be limited to a corner of the building

December 1, 2024| Times of Malta |0
The Valletta law courts building. Photo: Jonathan Borg

Two men jailed for six years each for setting fire to Tarxien house's door

Men initially denied charges but then changed tack and registered admission

November 29, 2024| Edwina Brincat
Members of the Civil Protection Department had a busy night tackling a large fire in a storage unit in Naxxar's industrial estate. Credit: Facebook

Three injured after fire breaks out in Naxxar industrial complex

Part of road closed to traffic

November 29, 2024| Times of Malta |6
€1million has been invested in new uniform, equipment for CPD officers. Photo: Jonathan Borg

Civil protection officers decked with improved personal protective equipment

New uniform, equipment for fire fighting, sea rescue cost €1 million

November 20, 2024| Daniel Ellul |4
Black smoke rises out of the boat that caught fire. Photo: Facebook

Boat fire victim who was found out at sea dies in hospital

46-year-old Żurrieq resident dies at Mater Dei, 12 days after horror incident

November 18, 2024| Times of Malta
Members of the Civil Protection Department were on the scene fighting the fire

Watch: Car engulfed by flames on Regional Road

Motorists saw a vehicle on fire just outside the Ta' Giorni tunnels

November 7, 2024| Times of Malta |31
Smoke could be seen billowing from the vessel in Delimara. Photo: Facebook

Watch: One man seriously injured in Delimara boat fire

Vessel could be seen billowing black smoke across the bay

November 6, 2024| Times of Malta |0