The police have recorded statements from several shop owners in Pettah where a fire gutted 102 shops last night.

According to the police media unit, a special investigation is underway over the fire.

The police said that statements had been recorded from 60 people who own shops that were destroyed in the fire at Bodhiraja Mawatha.

The police have also stationed officers around the area to provide security to the damaged property.

The fire had destroyed a row of newly constructed shops along Bodhiraja Mawatha.

Source: Colombo Gazette