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| Safety criticism over fire deaths | Safety criticism over fire deaths |
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| An investigation into a blaze which led to the deaths of four firefighters has found officers were not given enough information before attending the scene. | An investigation into a blaze which led to the deaths of four firefighters has found officers were not given enough information before attending the scene. |
| The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service with an improvement notice after the warehouse fire in November. | The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service with an improvement notice after the warehouse fire in November. |
| Ashley Stephens, 20, John Averis, 27, and Darren Yates-Badley, 24, were found dead in the gutted remains. | Ashley Stephens, 20, John Averis, 27, and Darren Yates-Badley, 24, were found dead in the gutted remains. |
| Ian Reid, 44, died in hospital after the fire in Atherstone-on-Stour. | Ian Reid, 44, died in hospital after the fire in Atherstone-on-Stour. |
| 'Realistic timescale' | |
| Alan Craddock, head of operations for HSE in the Midlands, said it had formed its opinion based on the evidence seen. | Alan Craddock, head of operations for HSE in the Midlands, said it had formed its opinion based on the evidence seen. |
| He added: "The current arrangements employed by the authority do not comply with the statutory duties to provide its firefighters with all the information they should have to assist them in making the appropriate decisions when attending a fire." | He added: "The current arrangements employed by the authority do not comply with the statutory duties to provide its firefighters with all the information they should have to assist them in making the appropriate decisions when attending a fire." |
| Mr Craddock said the fire authority was being required to make appropriate arrangements to "gather and take action" in response to information about special risks which may be present during incidents. | |
| He said: "[The notice] indicates the authority should make an action plan for the inspection of premises which ensures links are made between the relevant prevention, enforcement and operations sections of Warwickshire Fire and Rescue." | |
| Mr Craddock said this, in turn, should give priority to higher risk premises. | |
| "This has got to be done within a realistic timescale, taking account of all the information gathered and received," he added. | |
| A press conference also attended by police heard that another 230 tonnes of debris is still to be removed from the site. | A press conference also attended by police heard that another 230 tonnes of debris is still to be removed from the site. |