A three-member probe committee has been formed to investigate the incident of devastating fire which was originated from an oil tanker blast at Bangabandhu Road in Chandpur town early yesterday that left one people killed and 20 others injured. Chandpur District Administration office sources said The Dhaka Tribune: “A three-member probe committee headed by Md Masud Alam, additional deputy commissioner of Chandpur, was formed to investigate the incident.”The committee was asked to submit its report within seven working days. The other committee members are Ratan Kumar Nath, deputy director of Chandpur fire fighting unit and Assistant Police Superintendent Md Nazrul Islam. On Thursday, a devastating fire broke at an oil godown while unloading petrol from a lorry at Bangabandhu Road in Chandpur town. Police and Fire Service sources said the fire broke out at an oil godown while unloading petrol from a lorry in Mijibari area of the road around 12.30am.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 02, 2016 18:56 UTC