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Emergencies Ministry, Interior Ministry and Republic Prosecutorâ€™s Office make joint statement on high-rise building collapse in Baku

29 August 2007 15:04 (UTC +04:00)

APA reports quoting Republic Prosecutorâ€™s Office that 15-storey building in Yasamal district Murtuza Mukhtarov street constructed by Mutafakkir construction company collapsed. Five construction workers â€“ Emin Babayev, Aydin Ahmadov, Arzu Mammadov, Arif and Habil Feyziyevs died, four â€“ Azizaga Akhundov, Ibrahim Ibrahimov, Ramil Nazarov were injured. The buildings and people nearby were hurt. Officials of Emergencies Ministry, Interior Ministry, Health Ministry, General Prosecutorâ€™s Office and other related bodies were at the site, investigation was carried out along with experts.
Urgent measures for relief and recovery have been ensured. Baku Prosecutorâ€™s Office launched criminal case on the fact under articles 222.2 and 222.1.2 (causing death and other serious results by violating safety rules of construction and constructing a building without getting permission of relevant executive bodies) of the criminal code. An investigation group composed of experts of prosecutorâ€™s office, Emergencies Ministry and Interior Ministry has been set up. According to initial review, head of Baku executive power with the order given on November 30, 1994 allotted the venue to Azerbaijan Industry Investment and Joint Stock Commercial Bank and Mutafakkir company for constructing a building and it was officialized to the name of Mutafakkir construction company.
Though the order warranted only projection of the construction, director general of Mutafakkir building company Ali Muradov violated law seriously and started construction of the building since 2002 without getting permission of related agencies. As customer of the building Ali Muradov, who was responsible for ensuring safety during the construction, engineer Asgar Aliyev, officials Farhad Hasanov and Gadir Salimov did not conclude labor agreement with construction workers they involved to the construction, did not provide instructions on safety rules and special safety devices. The above-said people who led the construction of the building violated norms and laws regarding the construction, proper technologies were not carried out while concreting, which resulted in such tragic accident. Ali Muradov, Asgar Aliyev, Ferhad Hasanov and Gadir Salimov were detained under articles 222.2 and 222.1.2 as suspects.
Afandi Vugar Mirmahmud was pulled from the rubble at 14.40 on August 29 and treated in hospital.
Urgent investigations and operations are being carried out, eyewitnesses, injured are being interrogated, proper documents were taken, forensic medical examination and forensic technical examinations were defined. Efficient rescue efforts are made. The public will be informed about the investigation and results of the rescue efforts. /APA/