Bradford pub hit by fire

24 May 2012

Fire crews in Bradford were called to a local pub after a blaze broke out in an industrial oven earlier this week.

Two fire engines attended the incident at the Toby Carvery pub on Bradford Road, Keighley, at around 10.50am on Monday (21st March), reports the Keighley News.

Crew commander Darren Creighton revealed that the pub was evacuated by the time crews arrived at the scene.

"The fire was mostly out when we got there, so we just isolated the oven and made sure things were secure," he told the news provider.

The flames were confined to the oven and no other part of the pub was damaged by the fire.

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, a 'suitable and sufficient' fire risk assessment must be conducted on all commercial properties in England and Wales.

If the fire risk assessment is deemed to be carried out to an insufficient extent, the Responsible Person can face an unlimited fine or a prison sentence of up to two years.

Looks like their Fire Safety procedures were in place. Well done the Pub Staff for getting everyone out of the Pub. Not the easiest thing to do. But necessary, very necessary. (Who said that again?)