The first floor of the Bank of Ceylon (BOC) building in Dehiwala has been completely destroyed after a fire broke out within the building earlier today (Mar 28).
Swift measures were taken to deploy a fire truck along with 12 firemen and two water tanks in order to douse the fire which had broken out at around 12:25 am.
According to the police, no person was inside the five-storeyed building since it had remained locked at the time of the fire.
The losses caused by the fire has not been estimated as of yet, police said.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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