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title: "Fire breaks out at shop in Bankshall Street"
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date: 2025-03-06
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# Fire breaks out at shop in Bankshall Street

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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.