Defendants - Brian Silvester (Willaston ward councillor), Colin Silvester Multiple charges, including failure to provide a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment; failure to provide an adequate means of giving warning in the event of a fire; failure to provide adequate means of escape from the premises. Brian Silvester fined £45,000 plus £22,000 in costs Colin Silvester fined £37,000 plus £22,000 in costs

Defendant - Mr Waseem Abbas (Leaseholder of Touch Link in Salford) Failure to provide a suitable escape route from the first and second floors; failure to carry out a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment; failing to provide an adequate means of detecting and raising the alarm in case of fire. Fined £21,000 plus £5,187 in costs

Defendant - Mr Javed Waraich (Owner of a Premier convenience store in Manchester) Failure to carry out a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment; failing to take measures to prevent the spread of fire to upper floors; failing to provide an appropriate means of detecting and raising the alarm in case of fire; failing to provide an adequate escape route from the first and second floors due to an excessive travel distance for a single direction means of escape; failing to provide adequate fire resistance to the escape route; failing to ensure that emergency doors were not locked or fastened so as to be easily openable in an emergency by providing a final exit door that requires the use of a key; failing to provide emergency lighting on the escape route; failure to comply with the requirements of an enforcement notice. Fined £9,259