A fire has supposedly broken out in a row of estate homes in Maussakelle Estate, which falls under the Maskeliya Police Division, leading to the total destruction of 8 houses.The occurrence occurred around 11:30 p.m.
last night (17 ).
Estate workers, policemans, and personnel from the Maussakelle Army Camp responded immediately to consist of the fire, which had spread out across a row of 12 houses.No injuries were reported; nevertheless, the personal possessions of the homeowners in the afflicted homes were entirely destroyed.The full extent of the damage has actually not yet been assessed.Preliminary investigations by Maskeliya Police recommend that the fire may have been brought on by an electrical fault.In reaction to the event, the estate management has organized short-lived shelter for an overall of 21 people from the eight displaced families.