Fire service says Hyde Park duo was already dead when septic tank cut open

The fire department today issued a statement regarding the two deaths that occurred last night in a septic tank in Hyde Park, Timehri.

Guyana Fire and Rescue Services received a call at 9:32 pm last night and was called to Hyde Park Timehri, EBD, to help recover two people who had fallen into a septic tank.

However, when the ranks arrived on site, two people were seen lying motionless in the septic tank.

The firefighters managed to cut open the tank and salvage the duo, who until then had been suspected of having died.

According to a police report, 42-year-old Camille Dwarka was about to go to the bathroom when her niece Anita Joseph heard her scream and rushed to her aid.

Upon checking, she found that her aunt had fallen into the septic tank.

She then called for 51-year-old Ramlall Madhoo, who jumped into the septic tank to save his wife but was unable to do so.

The niece then went and looked in the septic tank and noticed that both bodies were motionless.

The bodies were seen and examined by the police, but no traces of violence were seen on the most exposed parts of the body.

The bodies were then picked up by undertakers at the Memorial Funeral Home and escorted to the Diamond Diagnostic Center, where they were both pronounced dead by the doctor on duty.

The bodies are currently both in the Memorial Funeral Home awaiting autopsy.

In the face of this tragedy, the Guyana Fire Department would like to advise citizens to clean the septic tanks relatively regularly.

The average septic tank of a household should be inspected by a septic tank service professional at least every three years.

The lack of cleaning and maintenance of septic tanks can present serious hazards including septic collapse or collapse, methane gas explosions and choking hazards, and risks of unsanitary conditions such as bacterial or viral infections.

Please always follow these safety rules:

– Never lean over a septic tank opening or put your head in the tank to inspect the inside – you could be overwhelmed by gases, fall into the tank and suffocate.
– Leave the tank cleaning and repairs to trained specialists.
– Never enter a septic tank unless you are specially trained and wear special equipment and equipment for the purpose, including self-contained breathing apparatus.
– Do not go into a septic tank to rescue someone who has fallen in and been overwhelmed by gases unless you are equipped with a self-contained breathing apparatus. Instead, call 911 and put one or more fans on top of the septic tank to blow fresh air.
– Never work alone in or near a septic tank.
– Do not light flames or smoke cigarettes on or near the tank. This can lead to an explosion.
– Ensure that the tank and its access openings have sturdy and secure covers that will not collapse and cannot be removed or pushed aside by children or animals.
– Beware of old collapsing septic systems.
– Watch out for sinking earth, rusted steel septic tank covers, homemade wooden or flimsy tank covers, or homemade cesspools and dry wells that are at risk of collapsing.

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