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Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Yahoo
Residents asked to leave flats due to fire risk
Residents in a luxury development in Lincoln have been advised to leave by the fire service due to "serious fire safety concerns". A prohibition notice has been issued for the entire building at One the Brayford on Brayford Wharf North. A note attached to the front door of the building by Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service said the risk was "so serious that use of the premises ought to be restricted". The notice explained the external walls were combustible and warning systems were inadequate, and advised residents to find alternative accommodation until the issues were addressed. Construction on the £15m waterfront development project began in 2016. Lincoln City Council said the prohibition notice affected 51 residents currently residing in the building. It is an offence for any person to fail to comply with the notice and failure to do so can lead to a fine or up to two years in prison. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service said there was evidence the external wall systems of the building were combustible and would allow a fire to spread rapidly on the external faces of the building. They said there was potential for the fire to re-enter the building and spread internally. The notice added there was insufficient fire resisting separation and compartmentation between the sleeping accommodation and the means of escape. This, they said, would allow heat and smoke from a fire to spread all floors. The fire service said there was insufficient means of detecting a fire and giving adequate warning to the occupants, meaning they "would be likely to be overcome by the effects of heat and or smoke before they could make their escape". The fire service said it was of the opinion the risk of injury was imminent and the prohibition order was to take effect immediately until the matters they had specified were remedied. John, who did not wish to give his surname, is a resident in the building. He said he was visited by two firefighters who told him to leave the building on Friday evening. "Obviously, I tried to remain calm, levelheaded. You have to sort your flat out, your bags, etc. "But inside I was absolutely fuming." He was unaware of any fire safety issue with the flat he moved into last July. "Why has the issue suddenly turned up and why, when I moved in, was I not made aware of any issues?" The council has arranged for John to stay in a hotel until Monday, but after that, he said he has been told he will have to find his own accommodation. "I just feel really sorry for the families with little children that have been turfed out of the building." Residents have been told to prepare to be out of the building for at least seven days. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Flat owners' misery over soaring service charges Lincolnshire County Council
BBC News
27-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Residents in flats in Lincoln asked to leave due to fire risk
Residents in a luxury development in Lincoln have been advised to leave by the fire service due to "serious fire safety concerns".A prohibition notice has been issued for the entire building at One the Brayford on Brayford Wharf North.A note attached to the front door of the building by Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service said the risk was "so serious that use of the premises ought to be restricted".The notice explained the external walls were combustible and warning systems were inadequate, and advised residents to find alternative accommodation until the issues were addressed. Construction on the £15m waterfront development project began in 2016. Lincoln City Council said the prohibition notice affected 51 residents currently residing in the building. It is an offence for any person to fail to comply with the notice and failure to do so can lead to a fine or up to two years in prison. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service said there was evidence the external wall systems of the building were combustible and would allow a fire to spread rapidly on the external faces of the said there was potential for the fire to re-enter the building and spread notice added there was insufficient fire resisting separation and compartmentation between the sleeping accommodation and the means of escape. This, they said, would allow heat and smoke from a fire to spread all fire service said there was insufficient means of detecting a fire and giving adequate warning to the occupants, meaning they "would be likely to be overcome by the effects of heat and or smoke before they could make their escape".The fire service said it was of the opinion the risk of injury was imminent and the prohibition order was to take effect immediately until the matters they had specified were have been told to prepare to be out of the building for at least seven to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Yahoo
Three people taken to hospital after house fire
Three people have been taken to hospital after a house fire in Lincoln. Emergency services were called out on Saturday evening to a property on Birkdale, off Brant Road, Lincolnshire Police said. The force confirmed three people were injured and required hospital treatment. It said specialist investigators from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service and Lincolnshire Police remained at the scene to investigate the cause of the fire. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Lincolnshire Police
