{"id":52814,"date":"2019-02-21T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=52814"},"modified":"2019-02-21T12:01:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T12:01:00","slug":"chawkbazar-fire-rescue-mission-called-off-death-toll-nearly-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=52814","title":{"rendered":"Chawkbazar fire: Rescue mission called off, death toll nearly 80"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dhaka: The rescue mission\u00a0has been called off after 15 hours of the horrific fire eruption\u00a0at a chemical warehouse in old Dhaka's Chawkbazar area which claimed life of nearly 80 people so far.<\/p>\n

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon called off the rescue mission\u00a0officially around 12:10pm.\u00a0However, three units of the fire service will remain on standby to avoid further hazards.<\/p>\n

According to Dhaka Medical College Hospital sources, more than 50 injured people are undergoing treatment. Of them, 16 are in critical condition.<\/p>\n

The bodies are kept at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) morgue for identification.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) handed over some bodies to the relatives after recognizing the identities of the victims.<\/p>\n

The process of handing over the bodies was started at around 2:00 pm, said Professor Sohel Mahmud, chief of\u00a0Dhaka Medical College forensic department.<\/p>\n

“After identifying the bodies, we are handing over those to their relatives.\u00a0However, the unidentified corpses will be subjected to DNA testing,” said Professor Dr Sohel Mahmud.<\/p>\n

“It may take some time. However, the identities of everyone will be revealed soon,” he added.<\/p>\n

Earlier on the day, Professor Sohel Mahmud said a total of 78 bodies were kept at the hospital morgue.<\/p>\n

Dhaka district administration will be handing Tk20,000 for each body burial during handover the bodies, said Senior Deputy Commissioner Imrul Hasan.<\/p>\n

The fire broke out at 10:45pm yesterday at a chemical warehouse on the ground floor of the five-storey building-Hazi Wahed Mansion, said Ali Ahmed, director general of Fire Service and Civil Defence.<\/p>\n

The fire quickly ripped through three other buildings nearby, including a community centre, he said adding that thirty-seven units of firefighters from 13 fire stations brought the fire under control around 3 am.<\/p>\n

The reason behind the fire could not be known yet.<\/p>\n

Health Ministry asked the hospital authorities to take necessary steps to ensure the proper treatment of the victims.<\/p>\n

Awami League General Secretary and also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister, Obaidul Quader, has said all the fire victims will be compensated.<\/p>\n

Fire Service and Civil Defence has formed a 3-member committee– comprising of Deputy Director of Operation and Maintenance of fire service Dilip Ghosh, DAD Abdul Halim and AD Salahuddin to investigate the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dhaka: The rescue mission\u00a0has been called off after 15 hours of the horrific fire eruption\u00a0at a chemical warehouse in old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area which claimed life of nearly 80 people so far. Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon called off the rescue mission\u00a0officially around 12:10pm.\u00a0However, three units of the fire service will remain on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":52815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n