Fire regulations ‘breached’ by care home bosses

A care home bosses were not complying with fire regulations when two elderly residents died in blaze at the residence, a court heard. Ivy Spriggs, 91,and 88-year-old Daphne Holloway perished when flames ripped through the Newgrange home in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Director Nicholas Meyer, 65, and the manger Alison Wood, 60, appeared at the Old Bailey today (Thurs) charged with breaching fire safety rules. Mr Miles Bennett, acting on behalf of Hertfordshire County Council told the court:‘It is extremely unusual in…