A London Hotel Caught Fire Which Destroys the Sauna and the Plant Room

A Fire in a London Hotel destroys a Sauna and Plant Room, the cause is thought to have been accidental and due to an electrical fault in the Sauna unit.

The London Fire Brigade reported on their incident page that eight Fire engines and around 60 Firefighters were called to a Fire at a hotel on Bath Road, Heathrow. A ground floor Sauna and Plant room were destroyed by the blaze. Around 200 hotel guests and around 120 staff left the building before the Brigade arrived.

It is imperative that regular servicing of electrical facilities and appliances within a premise are carried out by a suitably qualified person and any deficiencies must be recorded within the premise Log Book and actioned upon.

All London Hotels should have a Fire Safety Risk Assessment for their premise and as part of the Fire Safety Inspection the Assessor will want to audit the premise Log Book to ensure that the servicing and maintenance of facilities and appliances are up to date. This audit will also show the Assessor the level of Fire Safety Management in place.

Once the Fire Safety Inspection and Audits have been completed the Fire Risk Assessment report will be compiled.

Part of the Fire Risk Assessment ‘package’ is a Fire Safety Management Plan – Significant Findings this document will outline the deficiencies and will tell you what to do to put it right, who is responsible and a timescale to do it in. This document will become the responsibility of the identified ‘Responsible Person’ for the premise and they must ensure that the Fire Safety Actions are completed and the document is kept up to date.

Also included will be a Fire Safety Policy for the premise and a Fire Safety Emergency Plan – these are all the ‘parts’ required for a suitable and sufficient Fire Safety Risk Assessment.

If you don’t have a Fire Safety Risk Assessment for your Building its time to act and appoint a fully qualified Fire Safety Risk Assessor. The Institution of Fire Engineers has a register of qualified Risk Assessors on their website – all you do is enter your postcode and a list of Assessors will come up in your area.

Gone are the days when people took a chance on the cheapest Fire Safety Risk Assessment quote – now customers are more informed and want to know that whoever they appoint to carry out the Assessment are qualified and fully insured to do so.

London Fire Risk Assessments are an independent Fire Risk Assessment Company and not affiliated to any Fire Safety Equipment supplier so their advice is totally unbiased. All their Assessors are qualified with the Institution of Fire Engineers and they are on the IFE Register of Approved Assessors. In addition, LFRA have a friendly support team who are always on hand to give advice and reassurance to their customers. To book a Fire Safety Inspection Audit with London Fire Risk Assessments.