The committee formed by the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence started its investigation on Monday into the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport fire that destroyed a huge bulk of imported goods stored in its cargo village.
The five-member committee, headed by the department鈥檚 director for operation and maintenance Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Tajul Islam Chowdhury, is ordered to submit its report within 15 working days.
The department鈥檚 deputy assistant director Shahjahan Sikder told 抖阴精品 that the committee was formed on Sunday after the fire had been doused after 16 hours.
鈥楾he committee started working on Monday to identify the cause of the fire along with other aspects of the incident. They may visit the spot for inspection for the investigation soon,鈥� he said.
Besides the fire service probe committee, the government has also formed a core committee headed by senior home secretary Nasimul Ghani to probe into the devastating incident.
The committee has been asked to submit its report before its next meeting on November 5.
Besides, the Biman Bangladesh Airlines and the National Board of Revenue formed separate probe committees following the incident.
On Saturday afternoon, the fire broke out at the airport鈥檚 a cargo village that housed imported goods, including raw materials for industries, forcing the suspension of flight operations for some seven hours at the airport in Dhaka city.
At the time, 21 flights were diverted or cancelled.
Fire service officials said that the absence of basic fire safety measures had made their fire control operation far more difficult.