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摘要

At the end of last year Christopher Morris, a fire system maintenance contractor paid out £11,000 in fines and costs for failing to look after a fire detection and alarm system at a care home in Manchester. Earlier in 2010 a fire had broken out in the home and an elderly lady died of smoke inhalation. Although Morris wasn't guilty of causing the pensioner's death a subsequent investigation revealed Morris' failure to look after the alarm system was a breach of the Regulatory Reform Order, which requires building owners to ensure their properties comply with fire safety legislation.