Colombo, June 4, 2026 (AFP) - Sri Lanka care home owner in custody after fire kills 12

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2026-06-04

The owner of an illegally operated care home in Sri Lanka was remanded in custody Thursday, a day after a fire killed 12 residents and injured six others, officials said. Isuru Anushka, of the Maupiya Sewana home, was ordered to be held until June 11 as investigations opened into Wednesday's fire, one of the deadliest on the island for decades. A magisterial inquiry into the incident was told by officials that the facility was not authorised to o......

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