Shoreham care home owners fined for risking residents' safety

By The Newsroom
Published 13th Mar 2017, 13:10 BST
Updated 24th Mar 2017, 11:10 BST
The owners of a Shoreham care home, which put vulnerable residents in danger by failing to take proper fire safety precautions, have been fined £18,000 plus costs, said a spokesperson from West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.

Orchard Care, owners of Cavell House in Shoreham, admitted fire safety breaches at an earlier hearing at Worthing Magistrates Court and were sentenced at Chichester Crown Court on Friday (March 10), according to the spokesperson.

The court was told that the two-storey home, with 46 residents, had a minor kitchen fire in April 2014, the spokesperson said.

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Afterwards, the chef reported to managers that fire systems, including an audible alarm and the automatic shutting of fire doors, had not activated, said the spokesperson.