Property company fined £17,000 for fire safety breaches

A company has been successfully prosecuted by the London Fire Brigade after its fire safety breaches were exposed by a major blaze in Hammersmith last year.

P.T.F Properties Limited pleaded guilty to four fire safety breaches and was ordered to pay £17,000 in fines and costs by West London Magistrates Court.

On 1 April 2007 a fire started in a first floor flat above a café in King Street, Hammersmith. Eight fire engines and around 40 firefighters were needed to tackle the blaz... (170 more words)

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