It was a black Christmas on Thursday for residents of Oke Ibukun Street, off Araromi area in Akure, the Ondo state capital as a medical doctor, David Adetayo Oguntuase was burnt to death in his own private clinic.
Residents who confirmed the news said the incident occurred around 12:30 when neighbors had already gone to bed.
Oguntuase died at his Universal Medical Clinic (Specialist Children Clinic) after the fire caught him unawares in his private office, inside the hospital.
Daily Times learnt that no one could state the exact cause of the inferno at the clinic that resulted in the death of the doctor.
The dead body of the doctor was seen burnt beyond recognition as rescuers who ran to the scene wept profusely and uncontrollably.
Sources disclosed that the doctor was also a ‘consultant pediatrician’ at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Owo, another town in the state.
Youths in the street who joined in rescue efforts described the incident as ‘pathetic’, while they took swipe on the officers of the Fire Brigade Service in the state for failing to show up at the scene to rescue the situation.
One of the nurses, who pleaded anonymity, told the Daily Times: “We can’t state what exactly caused the tragic incident because all of us had gone home when it occurred. All we can say was that the doctor came into the hospital and cracked jokes with us about the celebration of the Christmas. He later told us to go home for a happy celebration. We left him behind.
The nurse continued: “Before we the nurses left, he instructed us to lock all the windows and doors, which we did. We later left only him behind while the rest of us went home. We were even happy that the doctor released us and we would not have to come to duty on Christmas day. We never knew this would happened.”
Another nurse revealed that no patient was inside the clinic as at the time of the incident “We had discharged all patients and everyone had gone home for Christmas. It was only the doctor that was left behind in the clinic.”
A resident in the street, Ajayi Olorunlogbon revealed how neighbors and sympathizers tried to rescue the doctor.
“The incident occurred at midnight. I heard people shouting ‘Fire! Fire! Fire! I quickly called other residents in the street to join in the rescue bid. We mobilised and looked for water to pour on the building to salvage the incident but all efforts proved negative as the gate leading to the clinic was already locked. We had to break the gate to get into the building to prevent the situation from spreading to other houses in the street
Residents who confirmed the news said the incident occurred around 12:30 when neighbors had already gone to bed.
Oguntuase died at his Universal Medical Clinic (Specialist Children Clinic) after the fire caught him unawares in his private office, inside the hospital.
Daily Times learnt that no one could state the exact cause of the inferno at the clinic that resulted in the death of the doctor.
The dead body of the doctor was seen burnt beyond recognition as rescuers who ran to the scene wept profusely and uncontrollably.
Sources disclosed that the doctor was also a ‘consultant pediatrician’ at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Owo, another town in the state.
Youths in the street who joined in rescue efforts described the incident as ‘pathetic’, while they took swipe on the officers of the Fire Brigade Service in the state for failing to show up at the scene to rescue the situation.
One of the nurses, who pleaded anonymity, told the Daily Times: “We can’t state what exactly caused the tragic incident because all of us had gone home when it occurred. All we can say was that the doctor came into the hospital and cracked jokes with us about the celebration of the Christmas. He later told us to go home for a happy celebration. We left him behind.
The nurse continued: “Before we the nurses left, he instructed us to lock all the windows and doors, which we did. We later left only him behind while the rest of us went home. We were even happy that the doctor released us and we would not have to come to duty on Christmas day. We never knew this would happened.”
Another nurse revealed that no patient was inside the clinic as at the time of the incident “We had discharged all patients and everyone had gone home for Christmas. It was only the doctor that was left behind in the clinic.”
A resident in the street, Ajayi Olorunlogbon revealed how neighbors and sympathizers tried to rescue the doctor.
“The incident occurred at midnight. I heard people shouting ‘Fire! Fire! Fire! I quickly called other residents in the street to join in the rescue bid. We mobilised and looked for water to pour on the building to salvage the incident but all efforts proved negative as the gate leading to the clinic was already locked. We had to break the gate to get into the building to prevent the situation from spreading to other houses in the street
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