Month: March 2014

  • March 25, 2014

Fire blazes in Prezzo restaurant

A huge fire broke out in Harrogate March 18th, which damaged an Italian restaurant and four flats. It is believed the blaze started in the kitchen's extraction fan or ducting in Prezzo and, at the peak of the fire, approximately 90 firefighters and 18 fire engines were on the scene tackling it.…
  • March 17, 2014

Cannabis Farms Are Death Traps

The lives of unsuspecting families across St Helens are being put at risk by cannabis farms, a senior police chief warns today. Supt Dave Charnock branded the practice of drug dealers taking over residential properties to cultivate industrial quantities of weed as "death traps". The warning comes after firefighters were…
  • March 17, 2014

‘Beds in shed’ landlord fined for fire safety breach

A rogue landlord that rented out 'a bed in a shed' has been prosecuted for fire safety breaches. Irshad Ibrahim was fined £25,000 for letting out the premises on Crusoe Road in Mitcham. Incidentally, London Fire Brigade (LFB) was successful in its attempt to have £5,000 worth of rent confiscated from Mr…
  • March 17, 2014

Guest house owner prosecuted for fire safety breaches

The owner of a guest house has been fined a total of £3,000 for breaching fire safety regulations. An inspection of Wokingham Guest House on Oxford Road, Berkshire revealed numerous failings in regards to fire safety. These included inadequate maintenance of the emergency lighting system and fire-resistant doors, and the fact that…
  • March 17, 2014

Rogue landlord fined more than £12,000

A landlord has been fined in excess of £12,000 for allowing tenants to live in unsafe conditions. Ajay Mohan Kapur was prosecuted at Romford Magistrates Court for failing to adequately manage the house of multiple occupancy he owned in Ardwell Avenue in Newbury Park, according to the Ilford Recorder. When…

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