A gas engineer from Plymouth has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after he put a pensioner's life in danger by leaving a fire in an unsafe condition.
Daniel Wiles failed to properly clean the appliance at the Plymouth home and then failed to declare the fire 'at risk' despite it having a damaged and inadequate seal that could have allowed poisonous carbon monoxide fumes to escape.
Mr Wiles was prosecuted on 18 October after an investigation found serious concerns with his work. He was fined a total of £600 and ordered to pay £1,500 in costs and £60 in compensation at Plymouth Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to a breach of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998.
