Charges over Warwickshire firefighters’ deaths
March 2, 2011 by admin
Filed under News, News - National
Three Warwickshire fire service managers are to face charges of manslaughter by gross negligence over the deaths of four firefighters.
Paul Simmons, Adrian Ashley and Timothy Woodward were incident commanders at the time of the warehouse blaze in Atherstone-on-Stour in November 2007, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Ian Reid, John Averis, Ashley Stephens and Darren Yates-Badley all died.
The defendants are due to appear before magistrates on 1 April.
Warwickshire County Council also faces a charge of failing to ensure safety at work.
‘Public interest’
The charge against the council was brought under section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
The bodies of Mr Stephens, 20, Mr Averis, 27, and Mr Yates-Badley, 24, were found in the charred remains of the warehouse. Mr Reid, 44, died later in hospital.
source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12598130
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