Landlord prosecuted for putting 16 tenants lives at risk
A £38,000 fine and a suspended sentence has been enforced on a landlord who put his tenants’ lives at risk with his ‘careless’ approach to fire safety.
DetailsCompany directors convicted after major fires
Two former directors of Lawrence Skip Hire Ltd were given suspended prison sentences and community punishment orders at Worcester Crown Court.
DetailsFire crews remain at the scene of a blaze at a Northamptonshire recycling depot
The fire began at Cawleys waste transfer and recycling depot on the Finedon Road Industrial Estate in Wellingborough shortly before 2.30pm on Friday 5th July, according to the local fire service.
DetailsKensington and Chelsea Council has blamed its failure to replace 4,000 fire doors across its housing stock on a lack of ‘reliable products’
Last May the borough announced plans to spend £3.5m on remediation works after investigations found the doors fell short of requirements set out in building regulations.
DetailsA recycling firm has been fined £40,000 for failure to follow fire prevention plan
A £40,000 fine has been handed to the owners of a recycling plant, two years after an ‘avoidable fire’ broke out.
DetailsHow housing providers can provide quality assurance
Housing providers are conducting invasive fire risk assessment surveys to ascertain whether fire protection can support a stay-put policy.
DetailsSerious concerns for airport’s evacuation – Blocked & locked fire doors
Concerns have been raised over an airport’s evacuation procedures and care for fire safety after passengers claimed there were ‘blocked fire exits.’
DetailsMore than 2000 fire doors fail safety tests
Thousands of fire doors in blocks of flats across Brighton and Hove have failed fire safety tests and will need to be replaced, costing the council over £2.5 million.
DetailsLandlord fined £60,000 for 12 breaches, for putting tenants at risk
A landlord has been fined £55,000 plus over £3000 in fees after inspectors found faulty fire alarms and a leaking roof at a set of 16 bedsits in Southport.
DetailsNewmarket Academy fire damages classes at school
About 30 firefighters tackled a blaze at a secondary school which may have been caused by a lightning strike. The Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) for this site should have highlighted the need for surge protection and the issues within BS 62305 which would have much reduced the risk of this fire or, possibly avoided it altogether.
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