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A plumber has been fined £500 with costs of £933 for safety failings which led to an explosion at a property in Lancashire.
Burnley Magistrates' Court heard how Lee Barrett failed to implement appropriate safety devices when removing an existing water tank for a loft conversion in Cambrian Way, Haslingden.
Mr Barrett had effectively created a closed water system combined with an old immersion heater, which allowed water to heat to 100ºC in a copper cylinder.
Catastrophic damage was caused to the property when the cylinder ruptured and the stored water suddenly became steam.
Lee Barrett, of Mercer Crescent, Haslingden, Lancashire, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and pleaded guilty to Section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
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