6 leakages found in Titas Gas pipeline under Narayanganj mosque

A total of six leakages have been found in the pipeline of Titas Gas beneath Baitul Salah Jame Mosque located in Narayanganj Sadar upazila where an explosion occurred on Friday that has so far claimed 28 lives.

The leakages occurred during the construction of foundation of the mosque over the Titas gas pipeline, said Titas Gas General Manager Abdul Wahab Talukder today, who also heads a committee of Titas formed to investigate the blast.

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

After investigating the line, he said the authority concerned was able to find and stop the gas leakage at the mosque around 6:00pm today.

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