Car blown up in Paceville in suspected arson attack, eyewitnesses report getaway car

A car burst into flames Monday evening in Paceville in what residents believed to be an act of arson, according to eyewitnesses who spoke to The Times of Malta.

A man was seen throwing an item with inflammable liquid through the window of a car of a resident who lives in St George’s Park at around 10:00pm.

Police confirmed that the car was a Honda Jazz situated in a parking area on Dragonara Road, and that no other car was damaged in the incident.

A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he chased after the man who fled in a getaway car driven by another man, who left hurling abuse at the witness.

“I saw him rolling something inflammable in what looked like a jacket and hurled it through a car window. I shouted at the man and started chasing after him but he fled,” the witness said.

Several other residents, who were returning back home after a public consultation meeting over the controversial Paceville master plan, witnessed the arson.

Members of the Civil Protection Department had managed to control the flames.

A magisterial inquiry was launched by magistrate Aaron Bugeja.