£4,000 fine for hairdressers failings in basic fire safety

A hairdressers in London has been fined £8,000 in fines and costs for what was described as “serious breaches” of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.  

The hairdressers was visited on 20 March 2007 and a number of faults were found including no emergency lighting in the basement, no fire alarm and no smoke detection system. A notice was issued giving four months to fix the problems but when inspectors returned on 20 July they discovered that no work had b... (102 more words)

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