Fire safety expert shares advise after fatal Skegness caravan fire
You can ask for the Fire Safety Risk Assessment at any stage of a holiday booking
People in Lincolnshire are being encouraged to ask for fire safety documents before booking a holiday.
This follows on from the tragic deaths of 10-year-old Esme Baker and her Dad Lee in a caravan fire in Ingoldmells on April 5th.
We've been speaking to Daniel Bankson who's a Health and Safety Consultant with JY&D Consultancy: ""Before you book any holiday, you want to make sure, have they got fire risk assessment. When last did any unwanted event or incident happen across that place?
"And remember when you get to the accommodation, it's important for you to follow the safety regulation across at that location.
"Anytime you get to a new location, you have to quickly do what we call an 'inspection'. It's an observation. You just take a walk around to find out if there are unsafe conditions, i.e. exposed electrical cables, fire extinguishers blocked."
Mr Bankson told us he wants people to feel empowered to ask for safety documents at any stage of their booking.
"It's okay for you to request the fire risk assessment, to be able to help you inform your decision as to whether you want to proceed or not."
The investigation into the death of Esme and Lee Baker is ongoing, with the cause of the fire deemed accidental by Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue.