London hotel guests evacuated following blaze
A total of 37 guests and staff had to be evacuated from a hotel in London after a fire tore through the building during the early hours of this morning (9th March).
Fire crews were called to the Courtney hotel near Manor Park at around 2.25am after London Fire Brigade received 40 calls about the incident.
It took around 40 firefighters approximately three hours to put out the blaze, which caused damage to the first and second floors of the hotel.
All of the guests and staff members were evacuate from the premises. One woman was treated by London Ambulance Service after suffering the effects of 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.
Posted by Ryan Stevens
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