Crewe wedding venue fined for fire safety breaches
A wedding venue in Crewe has been fined after it was found to have breached fire safety regulations.
Haslington Hall Ltd, owners of the Grade 1 listed building of the same name, was ordered to pay more than £23,000 after pleading guilty to nine offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 at Chester Magistrates on Monday (30th January).
The 14th century building was temporary closed in October 2009 after a prohibition notice was served and was subsequently lifted a month later after improvement works were carried out.
However, investigators found that the venue had been used while the notice was still in force and was charged with breaching the notice and the nine breaches of the fire safety act.
The firm was found to have failed to ensure the escape routes and exits could be used quickly and did not adequately train staff on fire safety or carry out a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment.
"This was an extremely serious case of a business putting people's lives at considerable risk from fire," said Lee Shears, community fire protection manager for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service.
"Fire safety is a key part of good business management and Haslington Hall Ltd showed little or no regard for the safety of their guests or employees."
Posted by Paul Clarke
