COLOMBO (News 1st); Gas explosions are continuing to occur in many parts of the country, with Police reporting as many as 23 gas explosions in the last 24 hours ending at 06:00 a.m.
on Sunday (19).One person had been injured in these explosions.Meanwhile, 815 gas explosions have occurred between the 1st of November until Saturday (18), and the committee appointed by the President to investigate the gas explosions is to submit its report on Monday (20).The President appointed the committee on the 30th of November to find solutions to this issue.A gas cooker used to cook meals for patients at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital had caught fire this afternoon, and the News 1st correspondent reported that three gas cylinders were detached from.