£80,000 fines for companies over Belfast Primark fire
Two companies have been fined a total of £160,000 over the huge fire that destroyed a Primark shop in a historic building in Belfast city centre.
Issuing the fines on Friday, the judge said Bennett Management Contractors Ltd, of Central Street in London, had four weeks to pay given that it has an annual turnover of more than £30m.Drone footage shows the extent of the destruction caused by the fire at the Bank Buildings The fire happened on 28 August 2018 and lasted for several days, gutting the building and leading to the closure of part of the city centre for months.of the Primark shop that morning.
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