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A firecracker exploded suddenly while being lighted and killed a the lighter who was attending his friend’s wedding in Piliyandala, a suburb of Colombo, police said.
The ‘Divaina’ newspaper reported that the accident happened on Saturday night around 8.30pm near a reception hall in Piliyandala.
The man has been identified as Hapuarachchige Asiri Udara Sumanaratne (33), a tourist guide from Maitree Avenue, Egodawatte, Arawwala, Piliyandala.
He was declared dead when he was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital.
Piliyandala police is investigating the accident.
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