COLOMBO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- A fire that broke out late Wednesday at a matchbox manufacturing factory in the Pallekele Investment Zone in Sri Lanka's Central Province was brought under control after a few hours following a coordinated emergency response, police said.
The fire spread rapidly through the facility under still-unexplained circumstances, prompting authorities to deploy nearly ten water bowsers and request support from the Sri Lanka Army, police said.
Firefighters from the Kandy Fire Brigade worked for more than four hours to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading to adjacent buildings. No injuries or casualties have been reported.
Emergency crews remain at the site to monitor for possible reignition, police said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. ■
