A container storing medicines and surgical items caught fire this morning on the premises of Nawagamuwa Hospital.
Upon learning about the fire, the Nawagamuwa Police and officers from the Kotte Fire Brigade arrived at the scene and took measures to control the fire.
By that time, many of the medicines and other items inside the container had already been damaged by the fire. A forensic expert has been summoned to the site to determine the cause of the fire.
