The Fire Brigade was negligent in turning off a sprinkler system in a burning building.
Citations:
Times 26-Apr-1996, [1997] QB 1004)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Cowan and Another v The Chief Constable for Avon and Somerset Constabulary CA 14-Nov-2001
Where police had been called to an incident where a member of the public had been threatened with violence if he did not leave premises, did not have a duty to take action under the Act toward the applicant. It is only if a particular responsibility . .
Appeal from – Capital and Counties Plc and Another v Hampshire County Council; Etc CA 20-Mar-1997
Three cases were brought against fire services after what were said to be negligent responses to call outs. On one, the fire brigade was called to a fire at office premises in Hampshire. The fire triggered the operation of a heat-activated sprinkler . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Negligence
Updated: 08 April 2022; Ref: scu.78880
