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Arrested 3 men in connection with the fire in the Heydar Aliyev Center

23 July 2012 20:51 (UTC +04:00)

The press service of the Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan told APA that a criminal case opened under article 225.2 (violation of fire safety rules). Experts MES, Ministry of National Security and Forensic Sciences Department of Justice examined the scene. At the scene of a fire on the roof of the building were found welder, rubber hoses for gas welding works connected to the electrical in the foyer of the museum arc welder, electrodes and other important details of the investigation.

The investigation was conducted inquiry, confrontation and other activities. The same held for the examination of compliance with fire safety by the company carrying out the construction work Â«DIA HoldingÂ» and subcontracting companies to determine the amount of damage done construction and technical expertise for the collection of material evidence and the physico-chemical fingerprint examination.

It was determined that the establishment of panels on the roof of the building in the museum June 19 and 20 employees Â«DIA HoldingÂ» carried out the welding work is not fully adhere to the requirements of fire safety. So the engineer of this holding Kaya Umid violation did not provide coverage fireproof materials areas where welding operations were performed, and other actions to prevent fires. Just fire safety rules violated welders firm "Treysan" Karahan Omer Sharif and ÅžimÅŸek Vedat Halit. All of them by the court to criminal liability under Article 225.2.
The court applied against them a measure of restraint in the form of arrest.

The investigation is continuing.