Fire Service forms 5-member committee to investigate Dhaka airport fire
The committee has been instructed to immediately visit the site, begin the investigation and complete it within 15 working days
The Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) has formed a five-member investigation committee to probe the recent fire at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
The committee is headed by Lt Col Mohammad Tajul Islam Chowdhury, director (operations and maintenance), Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence.
Other members of the committee are Md Abdul Mannan, deputy assistant director of FSCD's Dhaka Zone-03; Md Nahid Mamun, senior station officer of FSCD's Kurmitola station; Md Tozammel Hossain, warehouse inspector of FSCD's Dhaka-19; and Md Saleh Uddin, deputy director of FSCD, Dhaka division.
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The committee has been instructed to immediately visit the site, begin the investigation and complete it within 15 working days.
It has been asked to submit two investigation reports to the department as per policy.
A massive fire broke out at the cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Saturday (18 October). The cause and extent of damage remain unknown.
A seven-member committee was formed on that day to investigate the fire.
Exporters fear losses of around Tk12,000 crore from the fire, according to a preliminary estimate by the Exporters Association of Bangladesh (EAB).
