A dog was saved but a cat did not make it after a fire broke out in a garage in Ghaxaq this morning, the police said.

The garage is part of a residence, in Triq Dawret Hal Ghaxaq. Police officers went immediately on site and the fire was extinguished shortly afterwards.

Considerable damage was caused to the garage, the police said. Its owners were not in residence at the time.

A dog which was in the residence was saved by Civil Protection Department members, while a cat which was also in the residence unfortunately died due to the fumes it inhaled.