by Admin | Aug 2, 2016 | News, Prosecutions, Source Fire News
A landlord who failed to provide proper fire protection for his tenants was fined £4,000 and ordered to pay £1,500 in costs (Tuesday 26 July 2016) after pleading guilty to three charges under the Housing Act 2004 at Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court according to Royal...
by Admin | Jul 5, 2016 | News, Source Fire News
A housing association has been put on the social housing regulator’s ‘watchlist’ following concerns over fire safety according to insidehousing. The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is investigating Symphony Housing Group after the landlord reported concerns about...
by Admin | Apr 16, 2016 | News, Prosecutions, Source Fire News
A TRADER who sold more than 100 mattresses that failed fire safety standards has been spared an immediate jail sentence according to Bournemouth Echo. Patrick Furlong, of Portchester Road in Bournemouth, was found guilty by magistrates of supplying two mattresses and...
by Admin | Mar 30, 2016 | News, Prosecutions, Source Fire News
The operators of a Wearside care home have been left with a £400,000 bill for five breaches of fire safety regulations, uncovered after a blaze in a resident’s bedroom. Shaftesbury Care Group Ltd, which runs Donwell House Care Home in Washington, was fined...
by Admin | Feb 1, 2016 | News, Source Fire News
A stark warning has been issued after a businessman was convicted of ‘serious’ fire safety crimes according to Chad.co.uk. Following a trial, John Cashin was found guilty of five offences relating to premises on Church Drive in Shirebrook and fined £1,000. Cashin, 46,...
by Admin | Jan 18, 2016 | News, Source Fire News
The emergency sprinkler systems at The Address Downtown Dubai hotel ran out of water 15 minutes after the fire broke out on New Year’s Eve, it has been claimed. An official from Dubai Civil Defence (DCD) has revealed the huge fire put undue pressure on the fire safety...
