Suspicion has arisen for the fire that had broken out at the drugs depot at Attidiya that was sealed

Suspicion has arisen for the fire that had broken out at the drugs depot at Attidiya that was sealed

The Mount Lavinia Magistrate courts had ordered to seal  off the drugs depot along Attidiya Road Ratmalana belonging to a private medical Company had caught fire yesterday the 06th instant.The police has informed that there is a huge suspicion that had arisen with regard to this  drugs depot  catching fire.

It is reported that when the officers of the consumer authority visited the depot they had found out

dated drugs to the tune of rupees fifty lakhs.

After a case was filed the drug store had been sealed on the instructions of the Magistrate.After which the related Company had filed a case against the storage of their drugs.The case was to be held on the 07th instant at the Mt.Lavinia magistrates courts.

The fire has taken place before the case was heard.In this context the articles that were sealed could not be produced before the Magistrate as they were destroyed to a great extent..

About 10 fire brigades from Moratuwa Colombo and air force  fire brigades had arrived and had not been able to extinguish the fire from the storied building.But they had been successful in not allowing the fire to spread to the neighboring buildings.

But the cause of the fire and the damage caused to the drug depot has not been ascertained yet.But the Dehiwala Municipal Council and the  Mt.

Lavinia Police are conducting investigations in this regard.