A nightclub has been fined £41,000 after pleading guilty to 12 fire safety offences. Redbridge Magistrates Court heard that there were numerous fire safety failures at the Penthouse and Room at the Top nightclub in High Road, Ilford. The breaches included wedged-open fire doors, no clear escape routes, and an exit stairway that was obstructed by rubbish.

The case arose after London Fire Brigade’s Redbridge Team were called to a fire alarm operating at the premises and subsequently carried out an inspection identifying the contraventions.