COLOMBO (News 1st) – Seven houses were destroyed in a fire that erupted at the 4th-mile post area in Peliyagoda.

According to the Colombo Fire Brigade, the blaze had erupted this morning (July 16).

A team of 20 firefighters and 2 fire trucks were deployed to douse the fire. The cause of the fire has not yet been identified.

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