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
Defendant - Mr Tahair Mahmood Arif (Owner of an off-license) Failure to provide an escape route from the living accommodation above his shop; failure to provide a fire alarm system; failure to keep escape routes clear; windows on first floor secured by external metal roller shutters; breach of a prohibition notice issued by the fire and rescue service. Fined £22,000 plus £4,195 in costs
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