Wednesday 21 March 2012

Pub damaged in fire.

From Fire Industry Association 20th March 2012

A pub in Portsmouth has been damaged after a fire broke out in the kitchen area during one of the busiest days of the year.
Fire crews were called to the Horse & Jockey pub, in Hipley, Denmead, on Sunday night (18th March) at 8.15pm, reports porstmouth.co.uk.
A total of 26 firefighters battled the blaze, which started on a kitchen grill and spread to the building's roof.
They managed to stop the flames spreading to the rest of the pub, which only suffered minor smoke damage.
"I heard the alarm and got up on the roof to try and put it out, but then I saw it was inside the flat roof and we got everyone out," pub landlord Dick Orders told the news provider.
"Nobody panicked and everybody stayed calm."
A 'suitable and sufficient' fire risk assessment must be conducted on all commercial properties in England and Wales, under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. In Scotland The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005.
If the fire risk assessment is deemed to be carried out to an insufficient extent, the Responsible Person In Scotland, "The Duty Holder" can face an unlimited fine or a prison sentence of up to two years.

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