BRFR Cake Stop 'breaking news' miscellany

[icowden]

It gets worse. Although this may just be speculation and rumour.
The new owners had only moved in 2 weeks ago. They were not licensed, and therefore will not be insured. They cannot be traced.

<pretends to be shocked>

 

[First Aspect]

The insurance issue is mute.
The vap shop owners would be tenants and only insure their fittings and stock in the shop.
The freeholder insures their building.
And there is no right of recourse for a landlord against a tenant anyway.

It was a 5 or 6 floor building, with a hole in the wall cape shop at the bottom, possibly with some other shops.

Although the fire started in the vape shop, there have to be questions about fire suppression systems and the overall building condition.

 

[briantrumpet]

It was a 5 or 6 floor building, with a hole in the wall cape shop at the bottom, possibly with some other shops.

Although the fire started in the vape shop, there have to be questions about fire suppression systems and the overall building condition.

Plus people tried to stop an electric fire with water fire extinguishers - I've seen a video of someone trying to put out the initial blaze from the shop doorways with one, and immediately there's a lot of banging and more smoke.

 

[Beebo]

It was a 5 or 6 floor building, with a hole in the wall cape shop at the bottom, possibly with some other shops.

Although the fire started in the vape shop, there have to be questions about fire suppression systems and the overall building condition.

It’s a Victorian building. It will have timber floor and loads of voids.
It won’t have to comply to current regs.

 

[Beebo]

Fair enough.
But no recourse what so ever? That doesn't seem right. 🤔

The only possible recourse would be against the manufacturer of what ever item caused the fire. But with a fire that intense it would be almost impossible to prove.

There is no recourse against fires which spread from property to property. It’s a law dating back to the fire of London.