Ctg blast: Building code not maintained, says CDA

The Chattogram Development Authority today said the building, which was partly blown off in a gas line explosion did not maintain the Building Code during its construction.

Besides, there was supposed to be a 40-feet distance between each building in the area but the buildings are tightly packed together, Chattogram Development Authority’s Building Construction Committee Chairman Engineer Shahinul Islam said.

The explosion at a house on Brickfield Road in Patharghata of Chattogram city killed at least seven people and injured 15 others this morning.

The CDA will investigate whether the explosion originated from a septic tank or a gas pipeline explosion, added Shahinul Islam.