One person killed following gas leak and fire at Galle harbour
October 31, 2013 09:13 am
One person was killed
and another injured in a gas leak and fire that erupted in an ice manufacturing
plant at the Galle fisheries harbour early this morning (October 31).
The two victims were
both taken to the Karapitiya hospital following the incident while one
succumbed to his injuries.
The deceased victim
was a 55 year old employee of the Fisheries Corporation and a resident of
Piliyandala.
The Galle Fire
Department and the Ceylon Electricity Board worked together to douse the fire while
the gas leak has also been brought under control, police stated.
