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Southall company fined
LIVES were put at risk by a Southall company which has been ordered to pay over £25,000 in fines for breaching fire safety regulations.
Property management firm Shoalacre Ltd of The Broadway, Southall, admitted guilt on seven contraventions of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
The prosecution followed a fire on November 14 2007 at a house converted into flats in Turner Road, Edgware.
The fire started under the stairs due to an overload of the electrical systems. Inspecting officers visited the premises the following day and found several fire safety failings.
These included no means of detecting fire in the building and fire doors were not properly maintained.
The faults with the fire doors meant that if a fire broke out in the stairwell of the premises, the only likely available exit on the first floor was the windows.
Assistant Commissioner for Fire Safety Regulation Steve Turek said: "I urge landlords, business owners and employers to take their fire safety responsibilities very seriously.
"All premises owners and operators must make themselves aware of the regulations, to undertake a fire safety risk assessment, which is now mandatory and act upon its findings."
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