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28/11/2007
Tragic Fire Fighters' Employers May Face Court
The tragic death of four fire fighters earlier this month may end up in court with the men's employer as the defendant.
The fire service itself could be charged with corporate manslaughter over the deaths, police have said.
Ashley Stephens, 20, John Averis, 27, and Darren Yates-Badley, 24, were found dead in the gutted remains of a warehouse in Warwickshire.
Ian Reid, 44, died in hospital following the fire on 2 November.
Police said Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service could face charges and they were "ruling nothing out". The fire service has not commented.
Officers have spent the last four weeks searching the shell of the Atherstone-on-Stour warehouse and are treating the blaze as suspicious.
At a news conference held on Wednesday morning, Warwickshire Police said a "meticulous" search of the site had not provided clues to the cause of the fire so far.
Asked whether the fire service would face charges, Det Supt Ken Lawrence said: "It is possible. We are exploring every single possibility and ruling nothing out."
He added: "I still don't know what started it. I am erring on the side of caution, treating it as if it was arson, but clearly I would add that I am open-minded about that."
Police officers are still interviewing warehouse workers and have drawn up a list of 400 people who were on the site in the days running up to the fire.
(BMcC)
The fire service itself could be charged with corporate manslaughter over the deaths, police have said.
Ashley Stephens, 20, John Averis, 27, and Darren Yates-Badley, 24, were found dead in the gutted remains of a warehouse in Warwickshire.
Ian Reid, 44, died in hospital following the fire on 2 November.
Police said Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service could face charges and they were "ruling nothing out". The fire service has not commented.
Officers have spent the last four weeks searching the shell of the Atherstone-on-Stour warehouse and are treating the blaze as suspicious.
At a news conference held on Wednesday morning, Warwickshire Police said a "meticulous" search of the site had not provided clues to the cause of the fire so far.
Asked whether the fire service would face charges, Det Supt Ken Lawrence said: "It is possible. We are exploring every single possibility and ruling nothing out."
He added: "I still don't know what started it. I am erring on the side of caution, treating it as if it was arson, but clearly I would add that I am open-minded about that."
Police officers are still interviewing warehouse workers and have drawn up a list of 400 people who were on the site in the days running up to the fire.
(BMcC)
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