Report against 8 in Old Dhaka fire incident on Jun 10

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DHAKA, Apr 24, 2021 (BSS) – A Dhaka court has fixed June 10 for the submission of investigation report in the case filed against eight people, including the owner of the building ‘Haji Musa Mansion’ in Old Dhaka’s Armanitola and the chemical go-down owners, in connection with the deadly fire that broke out on Friday.

Today, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Begum Mahmuda Akhter accepted the statement of case and fixed the date for submission of report.

Earlier on Friday, Bangshal Police Station SI Mohammad Ali Sikder filed a case against eight. Another 10-15 unidentified persons were also made accused in the case.

The fire broke out on the ground floor of the ‘Haji Musa Mansion’ around 3:15 pm early Friday. 19 units of the fire service brought the fire under control around 9am.

A total number of four people died. And at least 20 people are undergoing treatment for different category burns in city’s Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.