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Tag: fire

Fire breaks out at Union Place
LOCAL

Fire breaks out at Union Place

A fire had broken out in a shop at Union Place, Slave Island, at around 11.45 pm last night (22),…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/07/2018
Sri Lanka Army to take disciplinary action against 14 officers over Salawa army camp explosion
LOCAL

Sri Lanka Army to take disciplinary action against 14 officers over Salawa army camp explosion

Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake has ordered to take disciplinary action against 14 officers over the massive…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/07/2018
Fire kills father, son and daughter in Kandy
LOCAL

Fire kills father, son and daughter in Kandy

Manikhinna Police have found three charred bodies in a burnt house in Rambadawatte, Kandy yesterday morning. A fire has erupted…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/04/2018
Sri Lanka President expresses condolences to Russian mall fire victims
LOCAL

Sri Lanka President expresses condolences to Russian mall fire victims

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena expressed condolences on Wednesday over the deadly shopping mall fire in Russia’s Siberian city of…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/03/2018
Death toll in Philippine hotel fire rises to five
WORLD

Death toll in Philippine hotel fire rises to five

Philippine firefighters said on Monday the death toll from a fire in a hotel in the capital Manila had risen…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/03/2018
Hospital fire kills dozens in Miryang, South Korea
WORLD

Hospital fire kills dozens in Miryang, South Korea

At least 41 people have been killed and dozens injured in a fire at a hospital in Miryang, South Korea,…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/01/2018
Train crash in South Africa : bodies burnt beyond recognition
WORLD

Train crash in South Africa : bodies burnt beyond recognition

South African passenger train has caught fire after colliding with a truck, rescue workers state that at least 18 were…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/01/2018
Fire erupts in Bambalapitiya
LOCAL

Fire erupts in Bambalapitiya

A fire broke out at a showroom of private goods in Bambalapitiya yesterday, January 1. According to the Colombo Fire…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/01/2018
Fire crackers spark several fires in Sri Lanka
LOCAL

Fire crackers spark several fires in Sri Lanka

A fire caused by fire crackers has been reported in a few areas in the country. A fire broke out…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/01/201801/01/2018
Authorities reveal reason for recent fire near Meethotamulla garbage dump
Main Story

Authorities reveal reason for recent fire near Meethotamulla garbage dump

The Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development Council cites the increase in the Methane gas near the Meethotumulla garbage dump…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/11/201719/11/2017

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