Two Gozo firefighters injured while fighting Xewkija house fire

The Civil Protection Department has said that two firefighters were injured while fighting a house fire in Xewkija.They were taken to the Gozo General Hospital this afternoon

A fire broke out in a garage in St Mary Street, Xewkija, Gozo, early this afternoon. Personnel from Gozo Fire Station were dispatched on site.

The Department said that one of them was certified as being slightly injured and has already been discharged from hospital.

The other suffered a broken arm and is still undergoing medical tests in hospital.

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