The recent spate of fires erupting in the capital has raised questions if we were heading towards another incident like Nimtoli tragedy which killed over hundred people in 2010. In order to find these warehouses, the department launched a survey on January 19 in Old Dhaka. This eviction has to be done by police and the authorities concerned. The fire, which originated at a chemical store in Nabab Katra locality in Nimtoli, Old Dhaka, killed 124 people and injured scores of others on June 3, 2010. Locals said they had been trying to get the chemical warehouses move out of the residential buildings, but without success.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 10, 2017 05:26 UTC