Businessman and company fined

A businessman and his company have been fined £20,000 each for storing fireworks illegally in an unlicensed unit on an industrial estate, the Yorkshire Post has reported.

Men Shun Fireworks imported the fireworks in question into the UK from China for onward distribution.

A check on 6 September 2004 found that 100 tonnes of fireworks containing 25 tonnes of explosives were temporarily being stored, because of a problem with the distribution, in a unit on an industrial estate in We... (514 more words)

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