4 sued over death of 4 in Gazipur chemical warehouse fire
The four owners are Ismail Hossain, Solaiman, Tajul Islam, and Rakib. All of them went into hiding
A case has been filed against four owners of a chemical warehouse in Tongi, Gazipur, in connection with the death of four people, including three fire service personnel, in a fire in the warehouse.
Abdul Mannan, deputy assistant director of the Dhaka Zone fire service, filed the case today (28 September) at Tongi East Police Station seven days after the fire incident.
The four owners are Ismail Hossain, Solaiman, Tajul Islam, and Rakib. All of them went into hiding.
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Besides, 15–20 unidentified persons were accused in the case, said Tongi East Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Wahiduzzaman.
Three Tongi fire service personnel – Warehouse Inspector Khandakar Jannatul Naeem, Firefighters Shamim Ahmed and Nurul Huda succumbed to their burn injuries.
A worker of a nearby shop, Babu Hawlader, 24, also died from burn injuries.
Senior Station Officer of Tongi Fire Service Station, Md Shahin Alam, said that even seven days after the fire, the damaged chemical warehouse is still emitting highly toxic gases that are hazardous to human health.
Since then, people have been advised to exercise caution within a 100-meter radius of the site until further instructions are issued, he said.
On 22 September, a fire broke out at a tin-shed chemical warehouse in Tongi's Sahara Market.
As firefighters battled the blaze, a sudden explosion rocked the building, injuring multiple members of the fire service.
