by Admin | Apr 12, 2017 | News, Prosecutions, Source Fire News
A property company was today ordered to pay fines and costs of £460,000 for fire safety breaches at a retirement home where an elderly woman died in a fire according to Surrey News. FirstPort Limited, formerly Peverel Management Services, was prosecuted by Surrey Fire...
by Admin | Apr 12, 2017 | News, Prosecutions, Source Fire News
A care home has been fined £100,000 after fire doors and escape routes were blocked according to bbc.co.uk. Charges were brought against Almondsbury Care Ltd, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset,...
by Admin | Feb 24, 2017 | News, Prosecutions, Source Fire News
A London council expressed its “sincere regret” as it pleaded guilty to four charges relating to a tower block fire which killed six people according to bbc.co.uk. Three women and three young children were killed in the 2009 blaze at Lakanal House in...
by Admin | Jan 18, 2017 | News
A luxury spa based inside Debenhams’ flagship store in Manchester city centre has been told to tighten up its fire safety policies after a blaze involving two tumble dryers led to an emergency evacuation according to Manchester Evening News. Shoppers were told to...
by Admin | Dec 15, 2016 | News, Source Fire News
A Cumbrian hospital has been forced to close to new admissions after fire safety concerns. Ellerbeck ward at Workington Hospital is not admitting patients after a specialist report highlighted issues that would limit the ability to evacuate the first floor ward. A...