Bell 212 deployed to Badulla

The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) has deployed a Bell-212 helicopter, equipped with a Bambi bucket to help clear the smoke in Badulla.

SLAF media spokesperson Wing Commander Gihan Seneviratne said the helicopter was deployed from the Hingurakgoda SLAF base.

Badulla town has been engulfed in smoke after a garbage dump caught fire yesterday. While the fire brigade managed to douse the fire they failed to stop the smoke from engulfing the town.