Ashes denote that fire was… 17 December 2020 02:16 am - 8 No documents, registries damaged, say Police.
Massive plumes of grey smoke wafted from a fire which broke out at the Hulftsdorp Supreme Court complex in Colombo on Tuesday evening (December 15). The smoke which engulfed the country’s Apex Court caused public alarm with Police top brass as well as the Attorney General himself visiting the site immediately. However, the fire believed to have originated in the ground floor of the building at around 4.45 pm was contained by firefighters within an hour. Issuing a statement, the Government assured the public that no court records had been damaged or destroyed in the fire at the Supreme Court complex. The press release issued by the Department of Government Information said that the fire erupted in an area where waste and other discarded material were stored.