Share: COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s National Building Research Organization has launched an investigation on air pollution as a result of the fumes from the inferno aboard the MV X-Press Pearl in the seas off the Colombo Harbour. Darshani Lahandapura, the Chairperson of Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) said air samples were obtained from the area for tests. At the same time, investigations have revealed the fire is burning from under a container floor aboard the vessel. Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Ports and Shipping on Monday (24) told News 1st that experts from the Netherlands and Belgium have boarded the vessel for an investigation.