Fire breaks out at swamp in Rajagiriya

Fire breaks out at swamp in Rajagiriya

February 25, 2020   03:17 pm

A fire has broken out at a marshy land at Perera Mawatha on Rajagiriya Buthgamuwa Road, states Ada Derana reporter.

Reportedly, the Disaster Management Center (DMC), the Fire Brigade are currently working together to control the fire.

A Bell 212 helicopter of the Sri Lanka Air Force has also been deployed to the scene of the fire to conduct ‘Bambi Bucket’ operations to douse the fire.

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