Fire in Knuckles reservation

Sigiriya group correspondent

A fire broke out in the Knuckles mountainous reservation on June 29. This fire is reported to have destroyed 40 acres of the forest said the Range Forest Officer D.K.B. Wattegedara. The officer said putting down the fire by night was difficult, but they had taken action to control the fire. They would have set fire for no reason, but for pleasure, he said further.

The Secretary of the Dumbara Surakinno Salinda Dissanayake lamented the loss of 100 acres of the forest.