In light of today's explosion at a building of capital's Science Lab area, which claimed three lives, Akram Hossain, owner of New Generation Company Limited, claimed that the market owner did not pay attention to improve the risky conditions of the market or renovating the old structured building despite receiving several complaints.
Akram Hossain told the media, "The building is about 38 years old and due to its ancient, dilapidated structure, it was risky residing there.
The unfortunate occurrence occurred this morning at approximately 10:52am, causing the three-story structure to partially collapse. Four firefighting units had put out the fire by 11:15am.
According to Akram, the market's original owner lives in the US, and some of his relatives have a residence next to the damaged commercial structure.
He stated, "I even sought to move in 2021 but ended up staying there since I was promised a proper renovation to ameliorate the present problems. I have filed multiple complaints in this regard for the last three years."
One of the workers killed in the explosion, according to Akram, had been employed by his business for the last 43 years.
