The devastating fire at Haji Wahed Mansion was started by large quantities of flammable chemical materials which was housing in its basement Rajib Dhar/Dhaka TribuneKeeping chemicals in places like these is completely illegalThe devastating fire that first started on a three-storey building of Haji Wahed Mansion was housing in its basement large quantities of flammable substances, namely chemical materials such as printing dye. Haji Wahed Mansion was situated at the intersection of roads leading to Rahmatganj, Churihatta and Chawkbazar areas. He said: “The entire basement is full of chemicals. Also Read- Fire strikes Old Dhaka again: 67 killed in Chawkbazar inferno“We knew about the chemicals inside the basement. Keeping chemicals in places like these is completely illegal, he stated.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 22, 2019 08:26 UTC