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2 sources·Updated 1h ago

11 vehicles damaged in fire following lightning strike at Hambantota Port

A fire reportedly broke out at a vehicle storage yard within the Hambantota International Port following a lightning strike amid…

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Image: NewsWire EnglishNewsWire English•1h ago11 vehicles damaged in fire following lightning strike at Hambantota Port

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Hiru News - English•5h agoLightning strike identified as cause of Hambantota Port fireHiru News - English•8h agoFire breaks out at Hambantota Port premises

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31), damaging 11 imported vehicles. Port Police confirmed that the vehicles sustained extensive damage in the incident. Hambantota Port Police have launched an investigation into the incident.

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Names and places drawn from every article in this story. The number shows how many of them mentioned it.

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  • Hambantota Port Police2
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  • Hambantota Port3
  • Hambantota3
  • Hambantota International Port
  • Hambantota Port terminal
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  • fire3
  • lightning2
  • strike2
  • cause2
  • yard2
  • identified
  • following
  • premises
  • vehicles
  • damaged

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First reported
Nov 1, 9:02 AM
Latest update
Nov 1, 4:11 PM

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