Boy injured in explosion in Kandy

A 12-year-boy was injured in an explosion that occurred at a bathing spot near the Polgolla reservoir in Navayalathenna last morning.

The boy was bathing with his mother when the tragedy occurred.

He is a resident of  Vihara Mawatha in Banagala at Navayalathenna  was admitted to the Katugasthota Regional Hospital but  later transferred to the Kandy Teaching Hospital for further treatment.

The cause of the explosion is yet to be known. The Police are investigating. (Nadeeka Daya Bandara)

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