Two men were seriously injured in a fire that enveloped a residence in Msida on Friday evening, the police said.
The fire broke out in a resident in Antonio Bosio Street at 10pm.
Members of the Civil Protection Department were called to control the blaze.
Two men, a 26-year-old from Ivory Coast and a 24-year-old man from Mali, were injured in the blaze, with the Malian man seriously hurt.
Magistrate Ian Farrugia is leading an inquiry.