A barge for asylum seekers is still not ready to safely house a full capacity of 500 migrants, fire chiefs have indicated joeduggan1 reports
The Home Office and the vessel operators are responsibile for completing a fire risk assessment and ensuring that the necessary fire safety measures are in place, the DWFRS added.
The claim was later denied by Downing Street, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson saying: “My understanding is that the“I don’t think we are aiming to do that by the end of the week.” “This is normal practice and aligns with our approach to any other commercial or residential premises covered by the Fire Safety Order.”
Peter Barrow, a Liberal Democrat councillor who sits on Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority, said he had concerns that “nobody is going into any details” about the number of people that fire safety checks have been carried out for.: “All I’m getting is assurances that the fire service has been in touch with the barge and they have seen the arrangements in place and they are acceptable. People are tiptoeing around this because it’s fantastically sensitive.
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