Fire erupts at Walasmulla Base Hospital

Pharmaceuticals worth over several millions of rupees were destroyed as a result of a fire that broke out inside the drug store of the Walasmulla Base Hospital at night.

Attempts made by the Police and the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) proved futile, and the damage caused was extensive. The loss incurred as a result of the fire has not being estimated yet, according to the sources of the Hambantota Health Services Regional Director's Office.