Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has formed a five-member committee to investigate the fire at Mohammadpur’s Krishi Market that ravaged hundreds of shops on Thursday.
DNCC Public Relations Officer Mokbul Hossain confirmed the matter on Friday.
The committee was asked to submit its probe report within seven working days. It was formed under the leadership of DNCC’s superintending engineer.
The fire service completely extinguished the fire after 28 hours of hectic efforts on Friday.
The massive fire broke out at Dhaka’s Mohammadpur Krishi Market at 3:43am on Thursday. Seventeen firefighting units were working to fully douse the blaze. It was brought under control around 9:25am. Wasa, Bangladesh Air Force, Army, Navy, BGB, and police all assisted the fire service men.