12:00 AM March 01, 2019 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:10 AM, March 01, 2019
In 2017, each fire service zone in the city did a massive citywide inspection of over 3500 markets, schools, hospitals, banks, chemical warehouses and hotels to find that an overwhelming number of them do not meet even the basic criteria of fire safety. To date, this is the most extensive database of fire safety violations. This map shows approximately 2600 risky buildings as identified by the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence. We will be continuing to update the map as information on more risky buildings become available. Compiling all of this information together gives a clear picture of just how far Dhaka city needs to go to protect its residents from fire-incidents. Read more
Total 2651 risky buildings found
Click here for a list of prominent establishments deemed safe
Fire dept’s 2017 survey on non-fire compliant buildings sends chills down the spine.
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On the morning of the national holiday yesterday, many people woke up to find their Facebook friends “marking themselves safe from Chawkbazar fire”. By the time they turned on their TVs, at least 50 people were reported dead in the deadly blaze.
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More than one fire takes place a day in old town mainly because of numerous chemical storage, plastic and other factories
Only two days ago, this paper ran an editorial on how chemical warehouses continue to operate in old Dhaka.
That ordinary people's life count for very little in the running of the affairs of the state has been proved once again by the recent tragedy.
