COLOMBO (NewsRadio); An individual has died following a fire at a shop which sells construction materials at the Pita Kotte Junction in Mirihana this morning.
Police said the deceased was a 63-year-old worker of the shop.
The owner of the shop had provided the deceased individual who was suffering from an illness accommodation at the shop itself.
Police said the entire shop had been destroyed due to the fire.
The cause of the fire has not been uncovered thus far. The estimated value of the damages caused to the shop has also not been ascertained.
Magisterial inquest is scheduled to be held while the Nugegoda Police Division Crimes Unit is conducting further investigations.
