One killed, three injured in explosion in Avissawella

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One person was killed and three others were injured in an explosion at a scrap metal collecting warehouse at Madola in Avissawella this evening, police said.

Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said that the explosion had reportedly taken place when a worker had cut a metal using a gas lamp.

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Joshua Friday, 02 April 2021 10:03 PM

The worker should work for NASA. What a fool

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