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SLAF troops douse forest fire at Panangala

The SLAF was able to douse a forest fire at Panangala in Ettampitiya today, the Air Force said.
It said of 20 personnel lead by Squadron Leader Malinda Marasinghe of the Disaster Assistance and Response Team of Sri Lanka Air Force Combat Training School at Diyathalawa were able to put out the fire.

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