00:00A fire at a Mont Chiara condominium on Wednesday night has left one person dead.
00:07The City Fire and Rescue Department said the blaze engulfed a unit on the 26th floor
00:12and added that operations were hampered by malfunctions in the building's fire prevention system.
00:17The team had to use two portable water pumps and a fire engine pump to channel water to the burning unit.
00:24Firefighters later found the body of a man with severe burns on the unit's balcony.
00:29The fire was fully extinguished at 2.03am but the blaze had completely destroyed the unit.
00:35The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the forensics team.
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