Edinburgh pubs could be subject to stricter fire regulations after fire chiefs called for a review. They want sprinklers to be fitted to places that store a high volume of alcohol. The request comes two years after a fatal fire at the Balmoral bar killed firefighter Ewan Williamson.
Cllr Bridgeman, convener of the Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Board, says, ” We are living in a modern age, with technology and systems to try to prevent the damage that fire causes. Sprinklers should be considered by building standards (for pubs] because of the levels of alcohol content, which is highly flammable.”
In order to make sprinklers compulsory the Scottish Government would have to change current building regulations.
Mandatory sprinklers for pubs?
