A fire broke out in a shop within the Dambulla weekly market belonging to the Dambulla Municipal Council (MC) early yesterday morning (18). An employee of the Dambulla MC had noticed the fire upon reporting for duty yesterday morning and promptly informed the Fire Brigade. Accordingly, they were able to bring the blaze under control.

It has been confirmed that the shop had been used to store stocks of polythene. All polythene and other stored materials were completely destroyed in the incident.

The Mayor of the Dambulla MC, Wasantha K. Rajamanthrie stated that if the fire had spread, it could have posed a serious risk to the many shops and residents adjacent to the market.