Four people, including the manager of the facility, were burnt to death, while four others sustained injuries in a terrible gas explosion at a fuel station in Wehera, Kurunegala late last night, the police said.The event happened around 11.00 p.m.
when a lorry had actually shown up to fill up LP gas at the station.
Preliminary reports suggest that a person of the 2 gas tanks at the siteeach consisting of around 6,000 litres of gasexploded throughout the filling procedure, engulfing the location in flames.Police suspect that the explosion might have been triggered by an untrained employee mishandling the gas transfer treatment.
It is believed the victims, consisting of the fuel station supervisor and a number of employees, were attempting to manage the filling procedure when the tank blew up, leaving them with fatal burn injuries.Emergency crews from the Kurunegala Municipal Council Fire Department, the Kurunegala Police, and the Sri Lanka Army reacted immediately to the scene and battled the blaze for nearly 2 hours before bringing it under control, Ada Derana press reporter said.Municipal employees were likewise able to safely secure the 2nd gas tank, which helped prevent even more destruction.The fire was fully snuffed out around 2 and 1/2 hours after the surge, and the charred remains of the victims were recovered, according to Ada Derana reporter.Police are performing further examinations into the event.