Sri Lanka’s governor of the Northern Province pledged to give compensation to vendors affected by a fire at Kilinochichi market last week.
Reginald Cooray told affected business owners that they would each receive Rs. 25,000 in compensation for their losses, at a meeting in the Kilinochchi Divisional Secretariat Auditorium.
Locals have criticised the inadequacy of equipment available to the fire services, who had to call in the military to help tackle the blaze.
It is not yet known how the fire started.
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