Belfast Crown Court heard on August 28, 2018, a crane driver raised the alarm about seeing smoke on the roof
The Belfast Primark blaze almost five years ago was sparked after roofing contractors left a hot torch burning and unattended on the roof, a court heard today .
Judge Philip Gilpin heard that at around 11am, they left the site for a tea break and two of them went to a nearby Tesco Metro store and the third went to the canteen. He said Bennett Management was the principal contractor with overall responsibility for the site and had been employed by Primark. In turn Bennett Management employed AF Roofing, a specialist roofing firm, as a sub-contractor to carry out works on the roof.
The permit stated that there should be a ‘fire watch’ on the torch after the work was completed at 6 pm that day. But Mr Henry said that this was “inadequate” as there should have been a continuous watch on the hot torch during tea breaks or at lunchtime. Mr Fee added that despite the companies failings, Primark continued to use Bennett Management to complete the works at Bank Buildings and other ongoing Primark projects.
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