Rabat elderly woman dies in house fire

A 74-year-old woman died in a fire that engulfed her house in Rabat on Thursday morning, the police said.

The incident happened at around 5:45am when district police were called on site at Triq San Patrizju. The Civil Protection Department was also on site.

A medical team certified the woman dead on site.

Duty magistrate Victor Axiaq is conducting an inquiry, while police investigations are ongoing.