Colombo (News 1st): A fire erupted in a rubber factory situated in Hunuwala along the Ratnapura – Badulla main road.

Police noted that the fire brigade units from Balangoda and Ratnapura Municipal councils were dispatched to douse the fire. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

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