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Title: Residential Care home Fire death Inquest
Post by: jayjay on July 02, 2007, 12:40:11 PM

For information of FireNet Forum members

Details of an inquest following a fire in a Redcar care home are available in the news section of the internet.

This fire resulted in the death of one resident. Details are coming out of difficulties with the evacuation and what training was carried out. Also mentioned is references to the standard of roof cavity barriers and smoke detection within the roof.

Worth a look, use Google and enter Redcar Care home fire, It will bring up a number of agencies carrying reports, in particular the Northern Echo and TS10 Redcar.

Not sure if the inquest is finished yet but would be interested in obtaining a copy of any FRS report.

Title: Residential Care home Fire death Inquest
Post by: Peter Wilkinson on July 02, 2007, 12:53:16 PM

Thanks for that- It makes interesting reading!

http://ts10.gazettelive.co.uk/2007/06/care_home_fire_barrier_defecti.html

http://ts10.gazettelive.co.uk/2007/06/inquest_hears_of_name_shame_in.html

Title: Residential Care home Fire death Inquest
Post by: wee brian on July 02, 2007, 03:10:05 PM

Sounds like there should be a few prosecutions

Title: Residential Care home Fire death Inquest
Post by: ian gough on July 02, 2007, 07:09:18 PM

Oooo Brian, you are a little premature I think. I wonder what the last fire service inspection report said????

Title: Residential Care home Fire death Inquest
Post by: wee brian on July 03, 2007, 07:44:00 PM

Maybe its them that should be inthe dock??!!!!! - pure conjecture - dont get all high and mighty on me.

We will have to wait and see