News Desk :
The fire that broke out at the MV Avijan-10 launch leaving scores of people dead, many injured and missing on Sugandha river in Jhalakathi district is suspected to have originated from its engine room, the head of a shipping ministry probe committee said on Sunday after preliminary findings, reports UNB.
“We are investigating the Jhalakathi launch fire incident closely and we have visited the launch several times. Primarily, we suspect that the fire erupted from the engine room and then spread across it for other reasons,” said Tofayel Hossain, who is the joint secretary of the shipping ministry.
Tofayel was talking to reporters after interviewing several eye witnesses of the tragedy at Barguna Circuit House.
“The probe is still going on so we can’t provide any concrete information now. But we are trying our best to unearth the reason,” he said.
So far, we failed to talk to any staff of the launch, he added.
