Care home fire trial collapses

A trial into alleged breaches of fire safety regulations by four companies involved in the design, risk assessment, management and maintenance of the former Beechmere retirement village in Crewe has collapsed.
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service brought the prosecutions following the blaze in August 2019 which destroyed the care home which housed around 150 residents.
Six firms were initially pursued but action against two of them was subsequently dropped.The trial against the remaining four began