Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. E.Huseynli / A defect was uncovered in another building constructed by the Mutaffakir company in Baku City of Azerbaijan, the members of an investigation team told Trend Agency on 30 August. This second sixteen-storey building is situated just left of the collapsed building.
The Investigation team is currently inspecting another sixteen-storey building situated right from the collapsed building on Nakhchivan street. The building was constructed by the Athena company, Islam Sadigov, the deputy head of the Executive Administration of Baku City reported. Residents of the building were evacuated.
A building which was under construction by Mutaffakir company collapsed on 28 August at 17:00 hours. The head of the company, Askar Aliyev, was arrested in accordance with Article 222 (violation of safety rules in construction work) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. The death toll has so far reached thirteen.