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Young woman receiving treatment, dies

ā— The deceased has been identified as Ayesha Kumuduni, a resident of Sandunpitiya, Welikanda ā— This incident had occured after a recently brought gas cylinder had exploded

BY NIMAL JAYARATHNA

A 19-year-old married woman who was receiving treatment at the National Hospital in Colombo after being seriously injured by an explosion due to a gas leak at a house in Welikanda in Polonnaruwa, had died on Thursday evening (25).

Police said the deceased has been identified as Ayesha Kumuduni, a resident of Sandunpitiya, Welikanda.

Investigations have revealed that the gas cylinder had exploded when she tried to light the cooker with a match on November 13.

No one else was at home at the time of the incident and neighbours rushed her to the Welikanda Hospital following the incident.

The residents have lodged a complaint with the Welikanda

Police in this regard.

The father of the deceased claimed that this incident had occured after a recently brought gas cylinder had exploded.

He urged relevant authorities to conduct a special inquiry into the matter.

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