00:00connect with us on facebook at ccn tv6 trinidad and tobago on x using the handle at tv6 tnt on
00:13instagram hashtag tv6 tnt and via our website www.tv6tnt.com two years after an incident at
00:25the nyquan energy plant claimed the life of a messy energy employee the incident report has
00:30been laid in parliament on the anniversary of his death and it was laid by energy minister dr
00:36rudal munilao this move has come under scrutiny by the former energy minister and resulted in
00:42an uneasiness in the lower house chamber alicia boucher has the details in keeping with the order
00:48of justice avacyn quinlan williams who just over a week ago quashed the energy ministry's decision
00:54to withhold the 2023 nyquan incident report it is being made public mr speaker i have in my hand
01:02the final report and this report has been laid in the parliament it's a victory for the widow of
01:08alan lane ramkasun sarah ramkasun who took the ministry to court over the refusal to make her
01:13privy to the incident report surrounding the death of her husband energy minister dr rudal munilal said
01:20before the tragedy the nyquan plant was experiencing problems including low production rates product
01:26quality and there was instability of a fractionating column which is a long tube with a temperature
01:32gradient separating different liquids based on their boiling points nyquan was attempting to address
01:38these issues through means such as modification procedures according to dr munilal between june 12th
01:45and 13th 2023 nyquan workers noticed a hotter than usual column and then a leak at the bottom of the
01:52column on june 14th on june 14th the nyquan operators and contractor team determined that there was no
01:59major activity that night and there would not be any hot works required the team then on this undertook
02:04a review of the work carried out early in the day that night ramkasun a father of two and the husband
02:11of sarah ramkasun was replacing a nitrogen hose there was no instruction to turn off the valve prior
02:19to removal removal of this line mr ramkasun removed the hose and was awaiting the steam hose to connect
02:28at the same point it was at 12 55 a.m that colleagues heard mr ramkasun cry for help and saw
02:35that he was engulfed in flames despite receiving treatment locally and in colombia ramkasun died on
02:41june 18th 2023 father's day mr speaker the potential causes for the fire included the movement of
02:49flammable contents from the wax storage tank to the nitrogen steam hose inlet
02:56in conclusion the report made several findings there are 15 findings in the report and recommendations
03:03for improving however dr munilal said there is nothing to implement as nyquan energy is
03:09in receivership he accused the former administration of spending in excess of 68 000 taxpayer dollars
03:16for external legal counsel to deny demands with her access to the report but former energy minister
03:22steward young stated that it is a draft ministry report which excludes the comments of nyquan and
03:28furthermore the consent of nyquan would equate to a breach of nyquan's constitutionally enshrined right
03:37to equality before the law and protection of the law dr munilal said the decision was on advice from
03:44attorney general john jeremy and this is what followed
03:54despite the government bench calling for young's statement to be withdrawn it was not heard by the
03:59speaker and so the members were encouraged to move on alicia boucher tv6 news meanwhile freedom law
04:07chambers headed by senior counsel and ram logan welcomes the disclosure of the nyquan investigative
04:13report and it is commending the government for taking that step in a statement following the laying
04:20of the report in parliament by energy minister dr rudal munilal the law firm calls it a travesty that the
04:26people's national movement administration chose to withhold it forcing the widow of alan lane ram
04:33kissoon to file a lawsuit ram logan says young's remarks suggesting that nyquan's consent was needed
04:40to release the report is disingenuous and hollow he further states quote he did not need nyquan's
04:48permission to do the right thing what did he expect them to see yes to a report that would explode the
04:55floors and negligence a young man lost his life in circumstances that raised serious concerns about
05:01the poor health and safety protocols at nyquan end quote freedom law chamber says it is looking forward
05:08to receiving the report so that it can sue nyquan for negligence adding that the company was insured at
05:13the time of the incident
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