Gazi tire factory fire extinguished after 32 hours, fear of building collapse

The fire at Gazi Tires factory in Rupganj, Narayanganj has come under control after 32 hours. The six-story building is in danger of collapsing as a result of the prolonged fire. The fire at Gazi Tires factory located in Rupganj of Narayanganj has been completely extinguished in the early morning of Tuesday (August 27). However, the fire service fears that the building may collapse at any time.

Assistant Director of Fire Service and Civil Defense Anwarul Haque told the media that the fire was completely extinguished around 5 am on Tuesday. However, the condition of the building is fragile; Bent in the heat. So they will start the rescue operation after understanding the situation.

This fire service official said, 'After long efforts, it has been possible to put down the flames. But there is still heat inside the building The fire is burning little by little The building is bent and in a dangerous condition In some places it has become like surki. It is not possible to work inside Only the stairs to the ground floor have been entered.'

He said that no one was found injured in any part of the roof and it was not possible to enter inside the building As the fire has been extinguished, rescue operations will be started inside.

Gazi Tires factory is located on the eastern side of the Dhaka-Sylhet highway, which manufactures car tires of the country's largest industrial group, Gazi Group. The owner of the factory is Golam Dastgir Gazi, former textile and jute minister He was arrested from a house in Shantinagar area of ​​the capital in the early hours of Sunday.

It is known that when the news of Golam Dastgir's arrest spread in his constituency Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj, tension was created there from the morning. Around noon, a mosque near the tire factory gathered people with announcements made over a microphone. After the announcement, hundreds of people gathered in front of the factory, looting began After looting throughout the day, a group of looters set fire to a six-storey building inside the factory around 9 pm. Eyewitnesses said that even after the fire was brought under control on Monday (26 August) evening, the looting continued.

Meanwhile, their relatives have claimed that at least 174 people are missing in this incident Names of some of the missing women have also been found. However, none of the missing are factory workers. All are residents of different areas around. It is believed that they were inside the building during the robbery, but could not get out after the fire.

Bangladesh /OF