Investigations launched into the Kandy fire

Colombo (News1st): A major fire broke out in a four-story building at Yatinuwara Veediya in Kandy this morning (January 8). Police said the government analysts has been given items from the scene to establish the cause of the fire. Several special teams have been deployed to investigate the incident. The fire which erupted on the 3rd and 4th floors of the building trapped 5 people from the same family. Immediate action was taken by the father to rescue his three children and wife from the building.