
A private bus traveling from Wellawatta to Jaffna was completely destroyed after being engulfed in flames. The fire erupted at around midnight yesterday and reportedly lasted over 3 hours near the 67th mile post in Galhitiyawa, Madampe.
Police said 25 passengers were onboard the bus when the fire broke out, however all of them managed to escape unharmed.
Police suspect a technical fault as the cause for the fire, which had caused heavy traffic conjestion on the Colombo-Chilaw road for around 3 hours.



















