A fire broke out on Wednesday at a tyre sales outlet in the Kudugala area of Katugastota, in the Kandy district, Hiru News reported.
The Fire Services Department said that as soon as the fire was reported, two fire engines were dispatched to the scene to bring it under control.
That is the extent of what has been reported.
Not reported
Hiru’s filing is two sentences long. It does not say whether the fire has been extinguished, whether anyone was injured, what caused it, or what stock, equipment or structure was damaged. It does not give the time the fire started or name the business.
Stored tyres burn hot and produce heavy smoke, which is why the premises type matters here: the source describes a tyre sales outlet — a retail premises — rather than a service garage or a warehouse.
This report will be updated if the Fire Services Department or another newsroom provides an outcome. No other verified newsroom had carried the incident at the time of writing.