The company has constituted a four -member inquiry committee headed by Fire Service and Civil Defense Director (Operation and Maintenance) Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Tajul Islam Chowdhury in connection with the explosion and casualties at Siddiq Bazar in Gulistan in the capital. It has been asked to report the investigation into the incident within five working days.
Fire Service Civil Defense Deputy Director (Public Relations) Shahjahan Shikder confirmed the matter to the media on Wednesday.
The director of the fire service said that a four -member inquiry committee has been formed under the director (Operation and Maintenance) Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Tajul Islam Chowdhury. The names of the remaining three members will be informed later. The committee has been asked to submit the report within the next five days. 1
The explosion from the seven -storeyed building on the NorthSouth road in Siddiqbazar on Tuesday at 5 pm.
Accordingly, a fierce explosion took place at Siddiq Bazar near the BRTC bus counter at Gulistan in the capital around 5pm on Tuesday. It also damaged two multi -storey buildings. One building is seven storey, the other five storey. Of these, the basement of the seven -storey building, the first and second floors was destroyed. And the five -storey building was destroyed.
Six bodies have been recovered so far in the explosion. Five are still missing. Concerned that the missing may be pressed into the basement.
Meanwhile, the rescue of the building was postponed around 9pm on Tuesday, but the rescue operation began on Wednesday morning. Fire Service Deputy Director Dinmani Sharma confirmed the matter to the Report.com Live.
"Rapid Action Battalion, Police, Fire Service, Bomb Disposal Unit have joined the rescue operation," he said. Five people are still missing in the explosion. The missing may be pressed into the basement. Fire service members are trying to enter the basement.
