Bailey Road fire: Govt to provide Tk25,000 for burial of victims
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Investigation committee has been formed, he says.
State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Mohibbur Rahman has said that the government will initially provide Tk25,000 to support the burial of each deceased in the devastating Bailey Road fire.
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He said this to the journalists after meeting with the injured at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Friday.
Mohibbur Rahman said: “Such incidents are unexpected and unfortunate. We have the capacity to deal with any disaster. But we have to be careful so that such incidents do not happen.
“In such an incident, the entire nation including the president, prime minister is shocked. We are working in unison with Ministry of Health, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, Ministry of Home Affairs,” he added.
The state minister visited the scene around 10am.
The state minister also assured that the government will also bear the medical treatment cost of those injured in the blaze.
An investigation committee has been formed in this incident. Those found guilty will be punished severely, he said.
At least 46 people were killed, and over 20 others sustained severe injuries by a devastating fire on Thursday night.
Firefighters rescued 70 people, including 42 in unconscious state, from the rooftop and different floors of the seven-storey Green Cozy Cottage.
The fire broke out at around 9:45pm.
Most of the people died as they jumped off the building or from burns or suffocation, said firefighters who brought the fire under control around 12:30am.
Fire officials say the blaze spread fast due to the presence of gas cylinders on several floors in the restaurant kitchens. People could not leave the building due to smoke in the staircase.