The explosion in a building at Dhaka’s Science lab area was a massive accident,said Fire Service and Civil Defence Director General Brig Gen Md Moin Uddin on Monday. “We are primarily suspecting that accumulated gas caused the blast. We are investigating further and looking into other probabilities,” he said while talking to reporters after attending an event at Mirpur DOHS. He also said that the army's bomb disposal unit found no sign of explosive substances on the spot. Also Read: Collapsed Science Lab building declared abandoned At least three people died and more than 50 were injured when Shirin Mansion, a three-storey building, partially collapsed due to an "explosion that triggered a fire" at Dhaka's Science Lab area on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Tushar, Shafikuzzaman, and Abdul Mannan. Also Read: No use of explosives found in Science Lab building explosion: Army team  A team comprising members of the bomb disposal unit and chemical disaster response team (CDRT) of Bangladesh Army inspected the explosion site Sunday afternoon and carried out tests. On Sunday afternoon, the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) authorities put up a banner declaring the building dangerous and abandoned.    

At least three people died and twelve were injured when a building partially collapsed due to an "explosion that triggered a fire" at Dhaka's Science Lab area. The deceased were identified as Tushar, Shafikuzzaman, and Abdul Mannan. Tushar and Shafikuzzaman were computer operators, and Abdul Mannan was an office assistant at a company that has its office on the building’s second floor. They succumbed to their injuries at Popular Medical College and Hospital, said Md Shahidullah, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of DMP’s Ramna Division. Akbar, Hafiz, Asha, Jahir, and Ashraf are among the injured. They were admitted to different hospitals in the capital, he said. Five of the injured are receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital. The three-storey building collapsed partially after the explosion at around 10:52 am. Also Read: Probe committee formed over Sitakunda oxygen plant fire. The three-storey building collapsed partially after the explosion at around 10:52 am.