Seven people were found dead in the rubble of the Cargo complex on Jinnah Terminal 1 on June 10, 2014 at 5:30 am, says CAA. PHOTO: EXPRESS/MOHAMMAD NOMAN
The CAA in a press release issued on Friday said that they did not find any bodies from the Gerry's office till the morning of June 10, 2014.
CAA press release added that according to the post-mortem report, the time between death and post-mortem was 24-30 hours, which means they died approximately between 3am – 9am on June 9, 2014.
According to the CAA, they tried repeatedly to control the fire, which started at around 11:25 pm on June 8, 2014, as a result of the terror attack, but had to retreat multiple times due to firing from the attackers.
However, the fire tenders finally managed to fight the blaze in their third attempt at 3:42 am on June 9, 2014. They continued their efforts to control the blaze till 5:50 am at which point security forces moved in to clear the area before fire tenders could resume work.
"Search and Rescue operation of the cold storage was attempted and completed at 7:50 pm, on June 9. No bodies were found inside. Because of the fire the building had collapsed and there were strong fumes of chemicals.
"Charred bodies of the seven victims of the terrorist were recovered by the CAA at around 5:30 am, on June 10 from the Gerry’s office. The postmortem report confirms the time between death and postmortem as 24-30 hours, which means death occurred approximately between 3:00 am – 9:00 am on June 9, 2014."
In the release, the CAA denied allegations of any negligence or delay on part of the authority, “CAA immediately moved its fire tenders towards the sight, but they came under fire from the terrorists who were hiding in the cargo area.”
It further states, “There was no question of delay in the rescue as the CAA fire tenders move immediately to extinguish the fire if and when such incidents happens irrespective of the fact whether any human being is trapped in it or not. That is the standard operations procedure.”
On Thursday, the Secretary Aviation Division had formed a three member committee to probe possible negligence in putting out the blaze at the Gerry's D'nata cold storage. Air commodore Noor Elahi Bajwa would be heading the probe committee.
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Heart goes out for the families. But honestly in such a situation it will be very difficult to get the exact timing of the death. Moreover in any hostage situation the whole area has to be properly combed before any rescue/ recovery effort is initiated. May Allah forgive all of us and raise the dead in paradise.
The Air Commodore will give a spin and cook up a report as has been done by CAA following every air crash. This gross criminal negligence and the fact that Gerry DNata did not have required setup for storage of Dangerous Goods, including stuff meant for transit to Afghanistan, points to connivance of these officials in this dangerous liaison. A high level judicial investigation by a Supreme Court Judge may perhaps establish facts and expose security lapses and insiders involved in this major security catastrophe. Individual bravery of few ASF officers on duty who died, is the only good action done, because their senior officers failed to put in place sufficient barricades to man the two entry points, from where terrorists entered. We must plug these glaring loopholes at all out airports now to prevent such disasters, instead of living in denial.
@Ishrat salim: I believe you, as my sister told me the exactly same thing about relatives protesting and no one at the terminal was listening.
Let him present this report in presence of victims families and see the media telecast video....he will be exposed.....when did they responded...? after hue and cry and protest by the relatives and when it was aired by he media....they including the high ups woke up....DG CAA etc; may get away in this corrupt world, but he forgets that he will be answerable to Allah swt...he cannot get away with the report he holds now....
The CAA report is all about timing of the death but it is silent about cause of death. Was it due to suffocation,fire or collapsed building ? Something very important is being hidden..
Pakistan is a place where you can even make a doctors report of your choice. Everything profession is for sale here.