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General02 December 2024

Car catches fire on Southern Expressway

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A car traveling towards Colombo on the Southern Expressway caught fire yesterday (01) afternoon due to a mechanical fault.

The Kurundugahahethekma Fire Brigade promptly intervened to extinguish the blaze. No injuries have been reported.
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