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THE attorney for social activist and television host Nazim Ishmael has threatened legal action against the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service for failing to release a report into a deadly fire on Farfan Street, Arima, that occurred on December 16, 2024.

Attorney Richard Jagessar wrote to the Fire Service on June 26, warning that his client’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, made on April 2, has gone unanswered for over 60 days. The law allows only 30 days to respond.

The fire claimed the lives of Minister in the Ministry of Education, D'Abadie/O'Meara MP Lisa Morris-Julian and her family. Jagessar said the Fire Service confirmed receipt of the request on April 23 and asked for a 30-day extension, which expired on May 25.