Fire breaks out at shop in Bankshall Street

A fire has reportedly broken out in a shop located on Bankshall Street in Pettah at around 6.00 p.m. this evening (05). 

One of the floors of the three-story building has been completely destroyed by the fire, Ada Derana reporter said.

Meanwhile, the Colombo Fire Brigade said that seven fire trucks and more than a dozen firefighters were dispatched to help extinguish the flames.

It is also reported that the fire had broken out at a shop that sells plastic flowers.