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Fire hazard vulnerability: A case study in Dhaka city

Prof. Dr. Nasreen Ahmad(Thesis Supervisor), Bijoy Kumar Roy (Prepared by)

Fire cause the enormous loss of life and property in urban areas. Urban fire has devastating inpact on

communities. Unplanned urbanization, growth of high rising building, increasing population, lowlevel of income, lack of active government may be the main cause of fire hazard in Dhaka city.In Dhaka fire is an uncontrollable risk especially in high rise buildings mostly constructed violating thenational building code. The frequency of fire event is common in Dhaka city, mainly in dry season. Fireoccurred in the slum areas, garments factories and manufacturing industries are common news topicduring the season. Because of fire incidence there are loss of numerous lives and valuable properties inthe city. Dhaka is the most densely populated city in the world with a population of about 15 million in anarea of 1528 sq.km is one of the vulnerable places where fire occurrence are very common. So, myquestion, Is there any planned to government policy maker to save our Dhaka from devastating fire?

Table: Year and number of Fire Incident in Dhaka City(2006-March,2011)

Year Number of Fire incident2006 12202007 11002008 11102009 17752010 2068

2011(Up to March) 638Source: BFSCD Head quarter, Collection date 7 th June,2011

So, as a city dweller we have to careful about fire occurrence. We all are known that, the fire in Nimtoliburned on the night of June 1. It took 142 lives and huge property loss. What is the cause behind this?

Fig: Photograph Shows that there is no gap between or among buildings.(Nimtoli,Dhaka)


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My research find some lack of proper initiative of government policy maker to mitigate loss from fireincident. Please see this map below..........

Comments: According to this map it can be said that government has no planned to build firestation in the east part of the Dhaka city.


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What should we do??

Government should take proper initiatives to minimize unplanned high rising buildingand building code should be maintained.

Knowledge developed including education, training, research and information.

Government, NGOs, voluntary organization, media and civil society can play a vital rolein awareness program about fire hazard.

In every house, institution, shopping mall, industry should be use fire extinguisher andthey have to know how to use it properly.

New fire station should build in east side of Dhaka city as I show my research map. Give more training to the fire service officials as well as house care taker or individual. Build more fire stations in Thana level. Electrical instrument, gas line should be checkup regularly.

Fire hazard is an accidental cause but we have to know, how can minimize our loss from fire

occurrence.

Writer

Bijoy Kumar roy

Msc in Geography& Environment

University of Dhaka.

E-mail- [email protected]

For contact: 01913636057

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