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Blackpool Hotel closed after exposed live wires found
A hotel has been closed and ordered to stop trading after inspectors uncovered safety concerns including exposed live officials have put a notice up outside the OYO Blarney Stone, on Alexandra Road in South Shore, Blackpool, indicating they are taking legal action against the notice cited four areas of concern – electrical hazards, fire safety issues, structural collapse and food safety, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Blackpool Council said: "The enforcement notices will not be revoked until the property is made safe."
The authority said the emergency prohibition order was issued following a visit to the hotel on 30 May by housing enforcement and health and safety officers. As well as the wires, they found the hotel had compromised fire escapes, a collapsed ceiling in the basement and no means of cooking facilities for residents of the rooms in the main hotel is owned by OYO Rooms - also known as OYO Hotels & Homes - which owns several properties in company has been approached for comment.
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