JS body, probe teams visit damaged Banani building site

Parliamentary standing committee on power, energy and mineral resources ministry along with two separate probe committees went yesterday to the site of gas leakage and the Banani building, which caught fire recently.

The committee visited different points of the building and the site to observe various technical aspects and spoke to many persons, including the building owner.

"We have observed different technical matters, there is more to investigate and after that we will submit our report," said HM Ali Ashraf, director of operation of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd.

Shamsul Alam, owner of the building, said they informed everything about the incident and demanded compensation for the damage of their building.

The six-storey apartment building at Dhaka's Banani was damaged in a fire that residents suspect was caused by a leaking Titas gas line.