Fire alarm system in hotel prevents spread of fire

A fire which broke out in the boiler room of the Beach Arms Hotel in Basingstoke, was detected at the early stages of onset due to a well maintained fire alarm system. The fire was detected and the alarm raised at around midday. Two staff members tried to extinguish the fire with an extinguisher while [...]

Safelincs reminder service a success

On November the 7th 2009 Safelincs launched their new smoke alarm reminder service to alert customers when they needed to check their alarms. In only two months this service has had a huge response, with nearly 600 e-mail or SMS reminders in the system already. This service is offered in partnership with the government’s FireKills [...]