Joynal Abedin Khan :
The dwellers of the burnt multi-story building in city’s Banani are facing severe sufferings due to their sudden shifting from the building.
They have taken their goods from the damaged building in the presence of cop members on Saturday morning.
Earlier in the small hours of Friday, the dwellers left the building hurriedly for safety without taking any necessary things from burning.
Meanwhile, an expert team from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) led by Civil Engineering Department’s Professor Ishtiaque Ahmed has declared the building ‘risky’ and ‘temporarily unfit’ for dwelling.
The apartment was damaged in a fire that residents suspect was caused by a leaking of Titas Gas line.
After the inspection, Prof Ahmed said, “The building is risky. We have to conduct a survey to determine if the building needs to be knocked down altogether or only renovation will do. However, the building is unfit for dwelling for the time being.”
People living in the building said, an explosion woke them up. They ran up to the rooftop for safety and were left stranded, as flames spread
from the second to the fifth floor. Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq told reporters, “Residents of the building have been asked to leave the building after taking away their valuables in the presence of law enforcers.”
Flat owners of the building are planning to file a case over the incident.
One of the flat owners Shamsul Alam told The New Nation, “We will file a case against the persons or organisations responsible for the incident.”
He said their main demand is that the authority concerned should inform them as soon as possible whether they can reside in the building.
“We have talked to the officials of Asset Development, which constructed the building. They will inspect the building and let us know whether we can reside in it,” Alam added.
Another resident of the building Dr Shamim Anwarul Haque said: “We will file a case seeking compensation. We want that such incident not to repeat in future.”
Meanwhile, a four-member probe body led by Petrobangla Director (Administration) Md. Mostafa Kamal was formed to investigate the incident, said a notice signed by Petrobangla Deputy-Manager (Public Relations) Tarikul Islam Khan.
The Committee has been asked to submit the report within seven days, it said.
Banani Police Station OC Salauddin Khan said: “We are helping the flat owners in removing their valuables from the building. The building will remain vacant until further notice from the administration.”
The massive fire, suspected to have been caused by a gas leak, burned down a major portion of the residential building in the capital’s Banani at Road 23, on Friday. Around 25 people were injured in the fire incident.
The dwellers of the burnt multi-story building in city’s Banani are facing severe sufferings due to their sudden shifting from the building.
They have taken their goods from the damaged building in the presence of cop members on Saturday morning.
Earlier in the small hours of Friday, the dwellers left the building hurriedly for safety without taking any necessary things from burning.
Meanwhile, an expert team from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) led by Civil Engineering Department’s Professor Ishtiaque Ahmed has declared the building ‘risky’ and ‘temporarily unfit’ for dwelling.
The apartment was damaged in a fire that residents suspect was caused by a leaking of Titas Gas line.
After the inspection, Prof Ahmed said, “The building is risky. We have to conduct a survey to determine if the building needs to be knocked down altogether or only renovation will do. However, the building is unfit for dwelling for the time being.”
People living in the building said, an explosion woke them up. They ran up to the rooftop for safety and were left stranded, as flames spread
from the second to the fifth floor. Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq told reporters, “Residents of the building have been asked to leave the building after taking away their valuables in the presence of law enforcers.”
Flat owners of the building are planning to file a case over the incident.
One of the flat owners Shamsul Alam told The New Nation, “We will file a case against the persons or organisations responsible for the incident.”
He said their main demand is that the authority concerned should inform them as soon as possible whether they can reside in the building.
“We have talked to the officials of Asset Development, which constructed the building. They will inspect the building and let us know whether we can reside in it,” Alam added.
Another resident of the building Dr Shamim Anwarul Haque said: “We will file a case seeking compensation. We want that such incident not to repeat in future.”
Meanwhile, a four-member probe body led by Petrobangla Director (Administration) Md. Mostafa Kamal was formed to investigate the incident, said a notice signed by Petrobangla Deputy-Manager (Public Relations) Tarikul Islam Khan.
The Committee has been asked to submit the report within seven days, it said.
Banani Police Station OC Salauddin Khan said: “We are helping the flat owners in removing their valuables from the building. The building will remain vacant until further notice from the administration.”
The massive fire, suspected to have been caused by a gas leak, burned down a major portion of the residential building in the capital’s Banani at Road 23, on Friday. Around 25 people were injured in the fire incident.
