'We Wanted Fire Alarms 13 Years Ago' ; Residents Asked Council for Action On Safety 13 Years Ago

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FIRE safety officers called on Torbay Council to fit smoke alarms and fire doors to a block of their flats in Torquay 13 years ago, one resident has revealed.

Then owned by the authority, fire precautions in the flats in Pendennis Road, Hele, were described as 'outmoded' according to a fire safety officer's report in 1996.

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'We Wanted Fire Alarms 13 Years Ago' ; Residents Asked Council for Action On Safety 13 Years Ago

Resident Steve Brinsley (pictured), 51, says smoke alarms have only been fitted in the 1960s-built flats in the last three months.

Mr Brinsley, who has lived in Hele for 28 years, said: "We asked the fire service to...

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