20 estate homes gutted in fire at Ragala

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At least twenty houses in the Lower Division estate in Ragala, Nuwara Eliya have been completely destroyed in a sudden fire that broke out
at around 10.00 a.m
this morning (July 05), the police said.Ragala Police mentioned that the occupants of the relevant houses had left for work at the time of
winds experienced in the area.The homeowners and occupants displaced as a result of the fire have been sent to certain community centers by
the estate authorities, while the Nuwara Eliya District Disaster Management Unit and the District Secretary have taken measures to provide
them with food and other required facilities.