Personnel from the Civil Protection Department are currently involved in a massive operation to contain fires which engulfed part of the Wasteserv facility at Magħtab

To date no Wasteserve workers have been reported injured by the fire and smoke which billowed from the facility. A CPD spokesperson said that the fire, which broke out early this morning, will in all probability take all day to contain and extinguish. The Civil Protection Department has amassed ten fire engines on site with more than thirty personnel. Health authorities have urged people in the vicinity to remain indoors and to contact their doctor if experiencing any health effects.