Trial over Crewe's Beechmere retirement complex blaze begins
Beechmere retirement village was destroyed in the blaze on 8 August 2019
A trial into alleged breaches of fire safety regulations by four companies in Cheshire got under way on Tuesday.
Beechmere retirement village in Crewe, which housed about 150 residents, was destroyed by a fire on 8 August 2019.
The case relates to failings in the design, risk assessment, management and maintenance of the complex.
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service initially pursued six firms, but has since ceased action against two of them.
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