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Oil leak at New Kelani Bridge:
Eight injured as fire guts houses
Dharma Sri Abeyratne
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Four houses near New Kelani Bridge caught fire following an oil
leak. Here a resident in front of one of the four houses damaged
by the fire. Picture by Saman Sri Wedage
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A crude oil leak has been reported near New Kelani bridge area
yesterday.
Petroleum work gangs were excavating selected locations to locate the
exact spot of the leak braving the heavy downpour.
Petroleum Ministry officials believed that the crude oil line from
Sapugaskanda to Bloemendal oil storage complex has been slightly damaged
and slight leak reported, Petroleum Ministry official said.
The official said it may take some time to detect the leak as there
are four underground oil lines in the area” .
Meanwhile, eight people including a child were admitted to the
Colombo National Hospital following burn injuries due to a fire breaking
out near the oil leak.
The victims were residents in the New Kelani bridge area.
They said that the fire broke out due to the oil leak. Four houses
out of fourteen were badly damaged by the fire.
The residents managed to bring the fire under control. The situation
of victims are not serious.
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