Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- The Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) on Thursday formed a seven-member committee to investigate the fire that ravaged a chemical warehouse and an adjacent garment factory in Shialbari, Mirpur.
The committee is headed by Lt Col Md Tajul Islam Chowdhury, Director (Operation and Maintenance) of the FSCD Directorate.
Although firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control on Wednesday, thick smoke has continued to billow from the site for the second consecutive day.
As of 2pm Thursday, four firefighting units were still deployed at the scene, working to cool down the smouldering debris, said Lima Khanam, a duty officer at the FSCD control room.
"The fire was brought under control around 4:20pm yesterday-about 2...