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Fire extinguishers could be removed from communal areas in flats
throughout the country because they are a safety hazard, it has
emerged.
The life-saving devices encourage untrained people to fight a fire
rather than leave the building, risk assessors in Bournemouth
decided.
There are fears that their recommendation, which has seen the
extinguishers ripped out of several private, high-rise flats in the
town, could set a national precedent.
Under the Fire Safety Order of 2005, fire assessments must be carried
out to 'eliminate or reduce risk as is reasonably practical'.
But Mike Edwards, who lives in one of the blocks, said he was
'absolutely staggered' that risk experts thought it a safe decision.
'They are worried we will point them in the wrong direction or use the
wrong extinguishers,' he said. 'But if you are trapped in a burning
building, you will work out how to use one.'