Gas leak causes fire in eatery

by P. Krishnaswamy

Fireman douse the flames at the eatery Pic: Sulochana Gamage

Amidst the weekend evening rush yesterday, a fire broke out at around 7.15pm in an eatery, close to the Fort Railway station. No one was injured in the fire. Fire brigade vehicles promptly rushed to the scene and doused the fire within 15 minutes, preventing it from spreading to several adjoining shops. According to Inspector, W.A.P.Weerasooriya of the Fort Police, who was at the spot, the fire was caused due to a gas leak from a gas cylinder.

The damage caused to shops has not been estimated as yet. The fire disrupted power supply to the entire row of shops right upto the Bo Tree Junction on the left side side of Oldcott Mawatha. Electricity Board technicians who arrived at the scene, were seen restoring the power supply to the shops, while disconnecting cables connected to the eating house.