A company in Ipswich was fined £20,000 and ordered to pay costs in excess of £7,000 following a guilty plea to nine offences under the Fire Safety Order.

These included an unsuitable risk assessment; inappropriate storage of cylinders and fire doors wedged open; emergency routes blocked or obstructed; exits not sufficiently illuminated; failure to maintain structural fire precautions, alarm systems, emergency lighting and fire fighting equipment; failure to appoint one or more competent persons to assist in preventative and protective measures and inadequate Fire Safety Training provided to employees.