83 people displaced in Dayagama line room fire

10 November 2014 05:47 pm

At least 22 line rooms in Dayagama, Nuwara Eliya were gutted by fire this evening, displacing 83 people, police said.

 

They said initial investigations indicated that the fire had originated from a house that had been closed and it had later spread to the whole row of houses, though no reports of injury were reported.

 

The Nuwara Eliya Provincial Secretariat has initiated relief measures for the displaced. (Chaturanga Pradeep)