Bangladesh is cracking down on chemical warehouses in an historic Dhaka district a week after a fire killed 70 people in buildings used for ...
DHAKA: Bangladesh is cracking down on chemical warehouses in an historic Dhaka district a week after a fireFive task forces led by military officers, police and officials have raided Old Dhaka buildings and cut off utilities to at least 50 buildings in the past three days afterThe owners of the buildings have been ordered to relocate the flammable chemicals to safer places outside the capital as part of the initiative launched on Thursday.
The disaster recalled a June 2010 fire in the nearby neighbourhood of Nimtoli in which 123 people were killed. Again a blaze ripped through residential buildings that doubled as chemical warehouses. On Saturday, the taskforce faced resistance from Old Dhaka traders, prompting the authorities to halt the drive for several hours. It resumed after intervention by the mayor.
"In our estimate there are 20,000 to 25,000 chemical warehouses and factories in Old Dhaka," Abu Naser Khan, president of local environmental rights group Poribesh Bachao Andolon told AFP.
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