Two women taken to hospital following Coventry care home fire
Two elderly women had to be taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a care home in Coventry.
Fire crews were called to The Knowles in Tile Hill, just after 5.30pm on Saturday (21st January) to tackle a blaze which started in a ground-floor apartment.
West Midlands Fire Service evacuated all 38 residents from the home, with one 83-year-old found to have suffered burns to her leg and another woman suffering the effects of smoke inhalation.
They were treated at the scene before being taken to Coventry's University Hospital, while three other residents and one of the home's employees had to be given treatment after suffering milder smoke inhalation.
A 'suitable and sufficient' fire risk assessment must be conducted on all commercial properties in England and Wales, under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
If the fire risk assessment is deemed to be carried out to an insufficient extent, the Responsible Person can face an unlimited fine or a prison sentence of up to two years.
The cause of the blaze is currently under investigation.
Posted by Paul Clarke
