Flat owners of the Banani building, which was damaged by a fire suspected to have been caused by a gas leak, are planning to file a case over the incident.
Flat owner Shamsul Alam told the Dhaka Tribune: "We are planning to file a case against the persons or organisations responsible for the incident. We will sit in the evening and take decision in this regard."
He said their main demand is that the authority concerned to inform them as soon as possible whether they can reside in the building.
"We have talked to the officials of Asset Development, which constructed the building. They will inspect the building and let us know whether we can reside in it," Shamsul Alam continued.
Another resident of the building Dr Shamim Anwarul Haque said: "We will file a case seeking compensation. We want that such incident not to repeat in future."
With the help of police, residents of the damaged building started taking away their valuables from the apartment from 10am Saturday.
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Banani police station OC Salauddin Khan said: "We are helping the flat owner in removing their valuables from the building. The building will remain vacant until further notice from the administration."
A massive fire, suspected to have been caused by a gas leak, burned down a major portion of the residential building in the capital’s Banani Road 23 on Friday.
Only two persons were injured; Naved Imtiaz and Md Saifullah – both residents of the building – are now receiving treatment at United Hospital for burn wounds and head trauma respectively. Five more people also received primary treatment for smoke inhalation and panic-induced emotional trauma.
Fire service officials rescued 20 more residents who had rushed to roof to escape the blaze and remained stuck there for more than an hour.
