A medical doctor Ijeoma Idaresit and her daughters have died in a fire accident at their home in Parkview, Ikoyi, Lagos, Igbere TV reports.

Fire broke out in the house on December 13 following an electrical fault.

Idaresit was until her death the conference director at Postpartum Support Network Africa.

A friend of the deceased Olatoun Gabi-Williams, in a tribute posted on Facebook, alleged that the Lagos State Fire Service arrived late.

He wrote,

“On Saturday, December 12, 2020, we lost a dearly loved one, Ijeoma Idaresit née Ejekam, our African Book Group librarian and cherished friend to all of us.

“The tragic death of Ijeoma, fondly known as Ije, occurred at her Park View residence when due to an electrical fault, a fire started, quickly consuming the entire building with Ije and her two beautiful daughters – a toddler and a baby – indoors, upstairs. The fire brigade showed up 20 minutes too late: by the time they managed to get upstairs to rescue the young family, it was too late.”

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157773349231334&id=732011333

However, a spokesman for the Lagos State Fire Service Ahmodu Shakiru said the fire service could not be blamed for the incident.

He said: “That is the usual accusation, but the point is that we are not yet operating digital so, we rely on public information and time of response is a factor of many things from who discovered the emergency and what action was taken and what time the alarm is raised.”

“Becoming a doctor has been a childhood dream come true. The prospect of making a difference in people’s lives has always given me a thrill. Call it a God complex, I call it my vocation,” Idaresit wrote in her LinkedIn profile.

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Very beautiful woman with cute kids......This is really sad.......Even if the fire brigade was to arrive earlier Lagos traffic won't let it........was there no fire extinguisher in the house?.......No adults available?........so many questions on my mind.......very horrible way to die.......may God rest their souls........ we must learn to apply safety measures the much we can.......This really messed up my mind.

So sad. rip to them

Fire service showed up 20 minutes too late...

Only in Zoogeria.

RIP

Tooo bad
Rip to the dead

Badnews early mohmoh
Nawaoo

sad news

God rest their beautiful souls!!!
My thought are with the family at this trying time

Three destinies cut short

RIP mother and daughters.

Damn, this is just so sad.

Uyai mbakara, rest in perfect peace.

This is painful.


Life like a mist, appears for just a day..

Terrible & pathetic. Rest on

how terrible. may their souls rest in perfect peace.

Painful. May their souls rest in peace and the family be comforted.


However, a spokesman for the Lagos State Fire Service Ahmodu Shakiru said the fire service could not be blamed for the incident.

He said: “That is the usual accusation, but the point is that we are not yet operating digital so, we rely on public information and time of response is a factor of many things from who discovered the emergency and what action was taken and what time the alarm is raised.”....Boldly saying their operations are still analogue.....very disgusting!

A lot of houses built these days have no emergency exit. We are focused on preventing burglars, while forgetting disasters.
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It's high time we started training people around us on first aid, response to fire incidents and emergency numbers to call.
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While these might not have helped save these people, it can save someone else.

some thing ain't right here, why always electrical fault. three bodies gone just like that. Rip

Even devil works in negatively mysterious ways.. just look at this harmless people.

Three destinies cut shortRIP mother and daughters.

Mheen! Quite sad!!

Kai

May their soul r.I.p

The end is near

Death everywhere......
Rip to the dead......

na wa oooooo


god please protect my love ones please protect my enemies

This is really sad...

RIP

RIP

Please I don't want to hear any bad news again for the next 6 months!!! Una no dey tire?!