INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Police suspect that petrol stored in a container had cause of the fire in a house at Kahathuduwa that claimed the lives of a married couple
in the Kahatuduwa police area last night (26).The fire which had erupted inside a room of the house had injured four members of the same
family including the father, mother and their two daughters who were rushed to hospital.The 47-year-old father and the 39-year-old mother
had succumbed to burn injuries while the 19-year-old eldest daughter is still receiving treatment for critical injuries at the Colombo
National Hospital.The 4-year-old youngest daughter is receiving treatment at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital in Colombo
SOC officers have also conducted investigations.The police spokesman said that it has been uncovered that there had been a container with
petrol stored in it inside the room and due to the fuel gradually evaporating from the container and stagnating within the room, it is
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