Family rescued from fire-hit East Sussex pub

From FIA

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27 Apr 2012

A family had to be recued from the roof of a pub in East Sussex after a fire broke out in a tumble drier.

Three crews from East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service were called to the Royal Oak Inn, in Pett, near Hastings, at around 2.50am on Thursday morning (26th April).

Two adults and a child were asleep in the building at the time of incident and quickly headed to the roof after hearing the smoke alarm sounding.

A spokeswoman for East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service told The Argus: "It was only a small fire in the tumble drier but three people had to be rescued from the roof.

"There was a lot of smoke in the building below so they couldn't get down so they climbed onto the roof."

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. In Scotland the Legislation is The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 where a writtenFire Risk Assessment is required when there are 5 or more employees.
If the fire risk assessment is deemed to be carried out to an insufficient extent, the Duty Holder can face an unlimited fine or a prison sentence of up to two years.