Bahaddarhat Flyover collapse
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The Bahaddarhat Flyover collapse occurred on 24 November 2012 when steel girders collapsed in the suburb of Bahaddarhat in Chittagong, Bangladesh, killing seventeen people. It was 7:30 pm local time (GMT +6), when suddenly three girders fell down from an flyover (overpass) during construction. The government of Bangladesh announced that sixteen people died at the scene and over fifty people were injured.[1][2][3][4]
Location
The collapsing of three girders from Flyover happened near about 20 meters distance of the Big City Clock in the centre of Bahaddarhat.
When and what happened
At evening, 7:30 pm, 24 Nov 2012, The girders collapsed down. A huge sound was created due to falling down of the girders. Panic ensued in the people who were around the place. People started running towards the place. They came forward to help the endangered people.
It was estimated that about 500 people were staying beneath these girders. Moreover, there were floating markets which were full of lots of clients.
Students dwelling around the Bahaddarhat area usually liked to gossip with their friends in front of "Bahaddar Bari Pukur Par" in the evening after finishing their tutorial classes in coaching. There was a place to sit where student found it more comfortable which was under those girders. In the evening of the incident people saw many students gossiping in that place.
Emergency rescue activation
When the incident took place at first people came forward to help those people who were trapped at that situation. But within 15 minutes the Fire brigade team rushed at that place. An uncertain silence shock came down at whole city. People started hawling in Bahaddar Bari as many of the dead people were from that area.
Loss of many lives
This tragic incident took away about 17 lives. The girders fell on those people and knocked down all of them. So many dead bodies were found unidentified. About 50 people were injured. Many people turned lame. The whole nation was struck at that terrible moment.
References
- ^ Nolan, Steve (2012-11-26). "Thirteen killed and 20 trapped as concrete overpass under construction collapses in Bangladeshi city". London: Daily Mail. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "Bangladesh overpass collapse kills as many as 13". GlobalPost. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "Overpass collapse kills 11 in Bangladesh; protests erupt". CNN. 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "13 killed in Bangladesh overpass collapse". news.com.au. 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
Further reading
- "Ctg flyover girder collapses". The Daily Star. 30 June 2012.
- "4 die as flyover girders fall in Ctg". The Daily Star. 25 November 2012.
- "Army winds up rescue operation". The Daily Star. 28 November 2012.
- "New project director appointed for Bahaddarhat flyover". The Daily Star. 29 November 2012.
- "Probe body finds negligence". The Daily Star. 1 December 2012.
- "PM gives cheques to families of Ctg girder collapse victims". The Daily Star. United News of Bangladesh. 27 December 2012.
- "Ctg flyover collapse: Deceased's families get Tk 4 lakh each". The Daily Star. 4 January 2013.
- "Army takes charge of Bahaddarhat flyover work". The Daily Star. 13 February 2013.
- Mahmud, Tarek (10 October 2013). "Bahaddarhat Flyover opens to traffic on Saturday". Dhaka Tribune.
- Mahmud, Tarek (4 June 2014). "Prosecution pleas for further investigation". Dhaka Tribune.
- "8 indicted". The Daily Star. 19 June 2014.
- Mahmud, Tarek (19 June 2014). "8 indicted for deaths in Chittagong flyover collapse". Dhaka Tribune.