Sri Lanka, Aug. 20 -- A fire has broken out in the Samanala Nature Reserve in the Bagawanthalawa area this afternoon, according to Bagawanthalawa Police.

The fire is reported to have started in the reserve above the tea plantation in the Friedland section of the Fetrosso Estate, which falls under the Bagawanthalawa Police Division.

Officers from the Hatton Forest Range Office and Bagawanthalawa Police, along with a group of estate workers, have entered the reserve to contain the blaze.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hiru News....