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Grieving husband Rakesh George has moved to take legal action over the gas tank explosion that killed his wife, Ria, pushing the long-running tragedy into the courtroom as he demands answers from the National Petroleum Marketing Company (NP) and the Fire Service.
Attorneys Prakash Ramadhar and Ted Roopnarine, representing George, said Justice Kevin Ramcharan appointed him as the representative for claims on his wife’s estate and issued a grant ad litem to bring an action in negligence and any other matter arising from the August 13 explosion that claimed her life.
At a media conference at Ramadhar’s San Fernando chambers yesterday, Ramadhar said requests under the Freedom of Information Act had already been sent to NP, with another to be issued to Chief Fire Officer Andy Hutchinson. They are seeking copies of investigations or, at a minimum, confirmation of when they will be completed.
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