Landlord fined after man dies in HMO fire
Written by terry on October 7, 2010 at 23:47
A man has died at his home after a fire broke out whilst he was sleeping. The fire, thought to have been caused by a faulty fridge freezer started at about 11am on 18th November 2009.
Although fire alarms had been fitted in the Birmingham property, they had not been maintained and it was found that neither fire alarm had batteries in them at the time of the fire.
The landlord of the property, Mumtaz Mohammed was ordered to pay £2,500 in fines and £2,000 costs after pleading guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court on 6th August 2010. Mr Mohammed was charged with failing to ensure that the fire alarms were working, under regulation 4 of the Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation Regulations.
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