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Recent News
13th June 2014, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
Defendant - Peter Metcalf, Owner of the New Kimberly Hotel, Blackpool. Charged with 15 breaches of the Fire Safety Order, including failure to maintain suitable escape routes, failure to provide an adequate fire alarm and [...]
15th January 2014, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service
Defendant - Hekmat Kaveh, owner of The Abbey College private . Charged with failure to maintain a working fire alarm and detection system, and failure to provide adequate fire protection to escape routes from the [...]
28th December 2013, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service
Defendant - Richard Dickinson, Runcorn based landlord. Charged with three breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) 2005, which led to a serious fire leaving six elderly residents trapped on the first floor in need [...]
5th December 2013, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service
Defendant - Michael Hanlon and James Much, owners of St Michael's Mount Nursing Home. Charged with 7 fire safety failures, including failure to provide an adequate fire risk assessment, failing to maintain an effective fire [...]
5th August 2013, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
Defendant - Graham Sawings, Blackpool based landlord. Charged with multiple fire safety failures, including failure maintain the fire detection and warning system, failure to provide a suitable fire evacuation plan, failure to provide fire-fighting equipment [...]
1st August 2013, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service
Defendant - Gurpartap Singh Bhullar, Company Director of Bellforce Developments, owners of a Slough based House of Multiple Occupation. Charged with multiple fire safety failures, including failure to conduct a suitable and sufficient fire risk [...]