A fire had broken out at a building in the Katubedda area along the Colombo - Galle road early his morning.
The Fire Service Department said that a chemical storage facility and a tyre store were located in the building.
Eleven fire trucks from Moratuwa, Dehiwala - Mount Lavinia and Colombo had been dispatched to contain the fire.
Police are yet to ascertain whether there were people inside the building at the time of the fire. The cost of the damages caused to the building is yet to be determined.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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