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Massive Blaze at Narayanganj Factory Claims 52 Lives - Dhaka Tribune
Massive Blaze at Narayanganj Factory Claims 52 Lives - Dhaka Tribune
Rescue team bringing out bodies from the burnt building of Shezan juice factory in Bhulta,
Narayanganj on July 8, 2021 Mehedi Hasan/ Dhaka Tribune
Over 50 other workers were also injured after jumping off the building
immediately after the fire broke out.
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7/10/2021 Massive blaze at Narayanganj factory claims 52 lives | Dhaka Tribune
Fire and smoke coming out of the Shezan juice factory in Narayanganj which left at
least 52 people dead on July 8, 2021 | Dhaka Tribune
The 49 bodies were recovered from the fourth floor of the building where
most of the workers took shelter, fire officials say. They could be identified
later once DNA tests are conducted at Dhaka Medical College.
Dozens missing
Fire officials said it was difficult to bring the blaze under control due to the
plastic and chemicals stored in parts of the building.
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7/10/2021 Massive blaze at Narayanganj factory claims 52 lives | Dhaka Tribune
The severe heat from the blaze has caused cracks in a part of the building.
The windows, including aluminum structures, are falling apart, with plumes
of black smoke billowing out of the factory.
"After dousing the fire, it started again. Eighteen units brought the blaze
under control in 20 hours,” Fire Service and Civil Defence Deputy Director
Debashish Bardhan said.
“There were various other materials including plastic, foil, paper, resin, and
especially edible oil,” Deputy Director Bardhan said.
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7/10/2021 Massive blaze at Narayanganj factory claims 52 lives | Dhaka Tribune
Fire Service Assistant Director Monir Hossain said the building had a
pipeline to transport edible oil from one floor to another, which exploded.
“That edible oil had been burning as fuel for so long. There was also a lot of
plastic material and cardboard boxes,” he said.
The factory, which manufactures various juices, soft drinks and food items,
caught fire around 4:30pm on Thursday. Fire Service officials say they were
informed about the fire around 5:50pm.
Firefighters said many people jumped off the building in a bid to save
themselves from the blaze. Three of them succumbed to their injuries late
on Thursday.
Mina Akter, 40, and Swapna Rani, 38, died on the way to a local hospital,
according to Kanchan Fire Service Station Officer Shah Alam.
Mursalin was taken to the hospital along with 11-13 others in the evening. A
dozen others were admitted at US-Bangla Medical College and Hospital in
Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila town.
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7/10/2021 Massive blaze at Narayanganj factory claims 52 lives | Dhaka Tribune
A massive fire broke out at Shezan juice factory in Narayanganj on Thursday, July 8,
2021 | Mehedi Hasan/ Dhaka Tribune
All of them were injured when they jumped off the second and third floors of
the building, according to emergency responders.
Survivors and relatives alleged the front gate, which is the only way to enter
and leave the factory premises, had been locked since the fire broke out.
When most of the workers took refuge on the fourth floor on Thursday
afternoon, the factory officials locked the gate of the floor. The charred
bodies found on Friday were recovered from that floor.
If the gates were not locked, the workers could go up as a massive fire
broke out downstairs and could be rescued later, according to senior Fire
Service official Debashish .
The factory building had no proper fire safety measures. The 35,000-square
feet building was supposed to have four or five stairways for emergency exit
but there were only two, said Lt Colonel Zillur Rahman, a Fire Service
director, told the media.
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7/10/2021 Massive blaze at Narayanganj factory claims 52 lives | Dhaka Tribune
Several local people and workers said that another small fire broke out in
the factory two weeks ago, when a worker was killed in the incident.
Narayanganj police said that the bodies will be handed over to the relatives
after conducting DNA tests.
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7/10/2021 Massive blaze at Narayanganj factory claims 52 lives | Dhaka Tribune
“The bodies of those which have been recovered are burnt in such a way
that there is no way to recognize them. The bodies will be handed over to
the relatives through DNA test,” he said.
Inquiry opened
A seven-strong committee has been ordered to file its report within seven
days, Additional Deputy Commissioner Shamim Bepari, who will head the
probe, told the media in Dhaka.
Process of identification
Additional SP Subash told the media the CID’s crime scene unit will collect
samples for DNA profiling.
If relatives fail to identify bodies, then their DNA samples will be collected
matched against those of the victims.
Condolence, compensation
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7/10/2021 Massive blaze at Narayanganj factory claims 52 lives | Dhaka Tribune
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have expressed
profound shock and grief over the loss of lives in the fire.
Medical aid would be provided to the injured workers from the workers'
welfare fund, she also said.
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