Residents allowed to return to luxury Lincoln flats after fire risk
Residents have been allowed to return to a luxury block of flats which was evacuated six months ago due to fire risk. One The Brayford, on Lincoln’s waterfront, was issued with a prohibition notice in April, forcing 51 residents to move out. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue are now satisfied with work that has been carried out on the privately-owned flats. The block of 89 flats on Brayford Wharf North opened in 2019, and was valued at £15m. Residents were given temporary housing by the City of Lincoln Council, which cost the authority just under £80,000 last quarter. It has started legal efforts to recover the costs. Dan Moss, head of prevention and protection at Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, said: “Our teams have been in close collaboration with the responsible persons for the building over the last few months, ensuring that the proper control measures have been implemented and remaining safety works to address deficiencies are scheduled to take place. “With these measures and reassurances in place, we have been able to issue a withdrawal letter lifting the prohibition notice, and have notified the residents’ association that flat owners can return to the property. I appreciate that this period has been disruptive for residents, but once we understood the extent of the fire risks at One The Brayford, action needed to be taken. “I’d like to thank everyone for their patience while we worked behind the scenes with the responsible persons to reduce the risks associated with the building, and I’m glad that residents can now return home to normality.” The notice issued by Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue identified three main areas of fire safety risk: “Insufficient fire resisting separation between the sleeping accommodation and the means of escape. This will allow heat and smoke from a fire to pass from the area of the fire to all floors” “Insufficient means of detecting a fire and giving adequate warning to occupants, meaning they would be unaware of a fire. The occupants would be likely overcome by the effects of heat/smoke before they could make their escape” “External wall systems are combustible and will allow any fire to spread rapidly on the external faces, with the potential for the fire to re-enter the building and spread internally” The office space in One The Brayford has been unaffected by the notice.
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