July 28, 2014 6:06 am
By Umesh Moramudali
A fire had broken out at the Eden Hotel in Beruwala yesterday (27), soon after President Mahinda Rajapaksa who was attending a wedding took his leave. Police Media spokesman, SSP Ajith Rohana said the fire had occurred soon after the President left the hotel after signing as one of the witnesses at the wedding.
"The fire occurred in a bathroom in the third floor of the building. The President attended a function held in the ground floor," he explained.
Police have sought the assistance of the Government Analyst to conduct further investigations in order to find out the cause of the fire. No one had been injured.
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