According to local media reports, firefighters rushed to the scene to extinguish the fire when a flammable material caught fire in a gray garbage bag at the garbage disposal center that morning. Mahtab is Malta's main waste dumping and disposal centre.
Firefighters extinguish a fire at the Mahtab waste disposal centre in Neuchar, Malta, on December 23. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Jonathan Borg)
Firefighters extinguish a fire at the Mahtab waste disposal centre in Neuchar, Malta, on December 23. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Jonathan Borg)
Firefighters extinguish a fire at the Mahtab waste treatment centre in Neuchar, Malta, on December 23. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Jonathan Borg)
Firefighters extinguish a fire at the Mahtab waste treatment centre in Neuchar, Malta, on December 23. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Jonathan Borg)
Firefighters extinguish a fire at the Mahtab waste treatment centre in Neuchar, Malta, on December 23. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Jonathan Borg)
Firefighters extinguish a fire at the Mahtab waste treatment centre in Neuchar, Malta, on December 23. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Jonathan Borg)
Firefighters extinguish a fire at the Mahtab waste treatment centre in Neuchar, Malta, on December 23. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Jonathan Borg)