Tragic Death followed a catalogue of Fire Safety Failures

A coroner at an inquest investigating the death of a woman at a London apartment in 2012, has severely criticised the managers of the housing block where she died.  And even more shockingly, the bosses of property firm the Komoto Group have failed in their duty to...

Bargain fire risk assessment? You get what you pay for!

Thanks to Volkswagen for developing this brilliant commercial that has sentiments that apply equally to fire risk assessment – you get exactly what you pay for. The purpose of the fire risk assessment is to provide building owners, managers and occupiers with...

Blackdown Hall fire was ’caused by electrical fault’

A severe fire at an Edwardian apartment block in Leamington Spa was probably caused by an electrical fault, a chief firefighter has said according to bbc.co.uk. The blaze at Blackdown Hall started on the first floor of one of the flats at around 13:45 GMT on Wednesday...

Hotel pays £50,000 for fire safety offences

A hotel company has had to pay £50,000 in fines and costs after breaching fire safety legislation. Chescombe Ltd – owner of Tantons Hotel in Bideford – was fined £40,000 and ordered to pay £10,000 in costs at Exeter Crown Court on 20 September. The company had...

Seven homeless after care home blaze

Firefighters were called to a care home on the Essex coast on Thursday August 23rd when a blaze broke out in the building, leaving seven people homeless. The incident occurred at The Firs on Thorpe Road in Frinton-on-Sea at around 5.50pm. It was caused when a drink...