London landlord fined £10,000 for safety breaches
A London landlord has been given a suspended prison sentence after he was found guilty of multiple breaches of Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 at his Hayes property.
A fire broke out at Inderjit Singhs property in 2009 and fire safety officers found multiple safety breaches including not having fire doors installed and not carrying out an adequate fire risk assessment.
Steve Turek from the London Fire Brigade said: “This verdict sends out a clear message that if landlords ignore fire safety then they will face serious penalties. The London Fire Brigade works hard to make companies and individuals understand their responsibilities under fire safety law and only uses prosecution as a last resort.”
Mr Singh was also ordered to pay £10,000 in costs.
Hotel Manager guilty of fire safety breaches
A hotel owner has pleaded guilty to an offence under the Regulatory Reform Order 2005 and was ordered to pay £3,300 in fines and £2,040 in costs after a fire alarm failed to go off in the Shrewsbury hotel.
The Plume of Feathers in Harley, Shrewsbury was fitted with a full fire alarm and fire detection system but alarms failed to sound during a fire in the early hours of 27th July 2009.
The fire was discovered when the wife of the owner opened a bedroom door to find the corridor filled with thick smoke. Staff members had to knock on doors to wake guest after it was found that the ‘break glass’ call points were not working.
The hotel owner was fined at Shrewsbury Magistrates Court on 17th September.