Colombo (News 1st): A fire broke out at a garment factory in the Sadalankawa area in Pannala this morning (June 14). The Negombo Fire Department says two service trucks have been dispatched to douse the flames.

Our correspondent reported that the factory was heavily damaged in the blaze.

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