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Owner of collapsed building in Kandy denies allegations

21 Sep 2020

The owner of the building in Kandy, which collapsed claiming three lives, told media that he had built the building in accordance with proper standards. Speaking the media today, Anura Lewke said that he had built this house to a proper standard through a private building construction company and that the construction work had been done with proper legal authorization. A five-story building on the Sanghamitta Mawatha in Buwelikada, Kandy collapsed onto a nearby house and a family of three – father, mother, and one and half month old daughter – was killed in the incident. Their bodies are to be handed over to the relatives today (21), following the post mortem at the Kandy Hospital. Broad investigations are currently underway on the incident and Kandy Police recorded a statement from former Basnayake Nilame of Dodanwala Natha Dewalaya Anura Lewke, who is the owner of the building. Further interrogations will be carried out today, according to the Police.


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