Heavy traffic had been reported along the Colombo-Piliyandala main road owing to the fire that broke out in a shop in Bokundara, Piliyandala, earlier yesterday (4). 

The fire had broken out in a timber sales outlet along the Colombo-Piliyandala main road in Bokundara. Four fire trucks and several firefighters of the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council had been dispatched to assist in dousing the flames. Steps had also been taken to obtain assistance from the Colombo Municipal Council fire brigade.