Chemical fire at harbor

18 May 2010 03:28 pm

A container at the dangerous cargo section at the Colombo harbor caught fire sending thick black smoke in the air as well as a chemical smell, a spokesman at the Colombo harbor told Daily Mirror online. The fire brigade was sent to the scene and there are no reports of casualties.

The Chairman of the Sri Lanka ports authority said they were still trying to identify what chemical had caught fire. (YP&ISA)