UPDATE: Fire at shop in Mount Lavinia, One dead; Galle Road traffic restored
June 26, 2012 06:01 am
One person has died and three more injured due to a fire that
erupted in a tyre shop in Mount Lavinia at around 1.30am this morning. Police
said a short while ago. The Fire Brigade and Air Force has been deployed to
douse the flames at the three storey tyre shop situated in near Hotel Road,
Mount Lavinia.
(7.03am) UPDATE: Earlier vehicles travelling from Colombo towards
Galle were diverted from Dehiwala through Attidiya. Latest update from police
states that both lanes of traffic on Galle Road has been restored. While those
injured due to the fire has increased to three. Meanwhile the Fire Brigade and
Air Force has managed to bring the fire under control and douse the flames,
Police said.
