Mystery explosion inside house
Priyadarshani Kahawala- Ingiriya Central Group
An explosion occurred in a house in Ingiriya, Meda Urugala area, on
Monday around 9 pm.
Four people including two children with burn injuries were admitted
to hospital.
According to Police, an eight year old child and man were admitted to
the Horana hospital and a boy and a woman had been admitted to Ingiriya
hospital. Both children suffered serious burn injuries the Police said.
Inquiries revealed that the owner of the house was in the habit of
setting explosive traps for pigs and the Police believed that this
explosion was a result of this.Police also found a chimney lamp near the
place of the explosion where a crater was formed as a result. Several
items inside the house too were completely destroyed in the explosion.
OIC, Crime Branch, K G Wijerathna, IP, Nalin Sanjeewa and a special
police team conducting further investigations.
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