Staff Reporter:
A five-member committee has been formed by the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence to investigate the fire incident at a multistoreyed building at Bailey Road in the capital that left at least 45 dead on Thursday (February 29) night.
The committee will be headed by Lt Col Mohammad Tajul Islam Chowdhury, Director (Operation and Maintenance), Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence.
Md Saleh Uddin, deputy director, Fire Service, Dhaka Division, has been made member secretary of the committee.
The other three members are the deputy assistant director of the zone concerned, senior station officer and warehouse inspector.
The fire at the building housing multiple restaurants, including Kacchi Bhai, Khana’s Fuco, and Ambrosia at Bailey Road broke out at around 9:45pm on Thursday, leaving 45 people dead.
A total of 13 units of fire service brought the fire under control at around 11:50pm with the help of police and RAB teams. The reason for the fire is yet to be identified. Some 75 people were rescued alive. Of them, the condition of 22 is stated to be critical.
