JIT visits Mehar village to inquire into deadly blaze
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah admitted on Thursday that the response to the village fire in Dadu district was very slow and vowed to punish whoever was responsible. Talking to the media Shah said the fire brigade of the municipality closest to the village which is located some 30 kilometres from the Mehar town of Dadu district was damaged because of which fire tenders had to be mobilised from other areas.
However, a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) formed by Sindh Chief Minster visited Faiz Chandio village of Mehar taluka to inquire into the fire incident that claimed at least ten lives on Thursday. The team of officials, headed by Sindh’s Home Secretary Saeed Ahmed Mangario inspected the village that suffered a shock of at least eight deaths in the fire incident, which could have been prevented in case of prompt action from the emergency agencies and local authorities.
Another investigation team constituted by the DIG Police Hyderabad also inspected the location. The team recording statements of the affected families and local administration officials in presence of the deputy commissioner Dadu district. Deadly fire incident has exposed the incompetence of the Sindh administration with regard to response to an emergency situation.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced financial compensation of Rs10 million to the families of Mehar fire victims.
