Six leakages found at Salah Jame Mosque in N’ganj

A total of six leakages have been found in Titas Gas pipeline beneath the Baitul Salah Jame Mosque located at Narayanganj Sadar upazila where air conditioner (AC) explosion occurred on Friday that already claimed 28 lives.

Leakages occurred during the construction of the foundation of the mosque over the Titas gas pipeline, said Titas Gas general manager Abdul Wahab Talukder today, who also heads the Titas investigation committee set up to investigate the blast.

"Titas has found six such leaks in its gas pipe," he added.

After investing the line, he said the authority concerned was able to find and stop the gas leakage at the mosque around 6 pm today.

He said the report of the probe committee formed by Titas would be submitted to the department concerned today, citing the findings of the on-the-spot investigation.