It is reported that the fire that broke out in a coconut plantation in Kilinochchi, Dharmapuram yesterday (02) has caused severe damage to the coconut plantation.
A coir factory is located in this coconut grove and it is suspected that the fire may have spread from there.
More than 50 coconut trees have been destroyed by the fire and it is reported that no one was inside the coconut grove or the factory at the time of the fire.
Due to the severe dry weather conditions, the fire has spread rapidly and the Kilinochchi fire fighting unit and the local residents have worked together to fight the fire.
Dharmapuram police are investigating the fire.