Colombo Port canteen fire kills one

A 38-year-old person had been killed and another was injured due to a fire that broke out at a cafeteria in the premises of Colombo Harbour early today.

The injured was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital.

The fire, which broke out at 4 a.m today was doused with the assistance of the fire brigade and the Police.

The amount of loss due to the fire was not yet calculated, sources said. The cause of the fire is also not yet known.