Japanese national who saved life when vehicle went up in flames on expressway . .. a fire extinguisher!

Japanese national who saved life when vehicle went up in flames on expressway . .. a fire extinguisher!

A vehicle travelling along Southern Expressway on 29th, day-before-yesterday went up in flames because of a technical fault in the vehicle and it was totally destroyed.

At the time the vehicle had been moving towards Colombo from Welipenna, Nawantuduwa area, the engine was noted to emanate smoke and signs of fire were observed on which occasion the car was

brought to a halt and the Japanese national, his newly-wedded wife and the driver had promptly got out of the vehicle anticipating the fire would spread. Later, because of this fire the vehicle was completely destroyed, it was understood. The driver exclaimed that their lives were saved in the nick of time because of the spontaneous action executed by this Japanese national.

On inquiring further it was reported that the Japanese concerned was an employee of the fire brigade in his mother country in the capacity of a fire extinguisher. He had in fact chosen Sri Lanka for the purpose of spending his honeymoon here with his newly wedded Japanese wife and it was after spending his honeymoon and was on his way towards Katunayaka along the Southern Expressway in a vehicle taken on hire with a driver that this accident had taken place. Parts that were redeemed from the vehicle that caught fire is presently parked at Welipenna Police Quarters.