Retirement village inferno trial collapses as prosecution case dropped

Fire service drops prosecution against Warrington firms over huge care home fire

CHESHIRE Fire and Rescue Service has dropped its prosecution against four firms in relation to a huge care home fire.

Retirement village blaze trial collapses with ‘not guilty’ ...

Source: Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service The fire in August 2019 left 150 residents without a home

Retirement village blaze court case collapses

A trial over alleged fire safety breaches by four firms – including a Morgan Sindall subsidiary – following a huge blaze at a retirement village has collapsed after less than two days. Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) said it was withdrawing its case, which… The post Retirement village blaze court case collapses appeared first on Construction News.

Retirement village inferno trial collapses as prosecution case dropped

Fire service takes "very difficult decision to withdraw" case

Trial against four contractors over care home fire collapses - Construction Management

A fire service has dropped its prosecution case for alleged breaches of fire safety regulations against four contractors involved in the design, risk assessment, management and maintenance of a care home in Crewe. The Beechmere retirement village, which housed around 150 residents, was destroyed in a fire on 8 August 2019. The trial began on Tuesday (6 May) at Chester Crown Court, but the fire service said it took the “very difficult decision”…

Retirement village blaze trial collapses as fire service drops case

'There would be no realistic prospect of securing convictions'