Surrey woman's holiday caravan death of prompts safety warning
Mr Stewart said: "There is a lack of clear standards concerning what fire safety measures are required, how to assess what is to be applied, how to achieve that standard, and the assurance and enforcement mechanisms beyond this."Ms Pingree and her husband and two children had been staying at the Happy Days Retro Vacations caravan site with a group of friends.The caravan caught fire during the night from either an ember blowing from a nearby fire pit or a discarded cigarette or match, the inquest heard. Ms Pingree had stayed to help her children flee the burning caravan.The coroner found that had the fire alarm worked it is likely it would have alerted the family early. The coroner found there is not any set guidance or format to conduct a risk assessment under the Fire Safety Order for proprietors. The Pingree family did not receive a safety briefing when they arrived, or when they were introduced to the caravan. Happy Days Retro Vacations closed after the fatal fire and its owners have declined to comment, according to Local Democracy Reporting Service.
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