Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Jump to content
Sign up to our newsletters
Independent
More
Best
Climate
TV

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Four firemen died 'for no good reason'

Friday 20 April 2012 17:19 EDT

Four firefighters died in a blazing warehouse after being sent into "an obviously dangerous situation" for no good reason, a jury has been told.

Three fire service managers face four counts of manslaughter over the deaths of Ashley Stephens, Darren Yates-Badley, John Averis and Ian Reid.

Richard Matthews, QC, for the prosecution, said when crews were sent into a smoke-filled vegetable-packing plant in Atherstone-on-Stour, Warwickshire, in November 2007, the plant had been evacuated and no one was in danger.

All of the men deny all the charges against them. The trial continues.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in