Tasks | Damaged Plot | Plot-holder | Date | Committee Member | Action Taken |
ASSESS DAMAGE | 131b | Ciprian Dascalescu | 20/01/2023 | JW | Walked site with Ciprian and assessed damage. Most of the damage is to his main shed on plot 130b. |
134b | Smilja Vincic | 21/01/2023 | MW | Phoned to inform Smelja that her shed is completely destroyed as it was directly adjacent to the shed on 130b. Her plastic rain tank and composting bin were also half melted. In fact she had already spoken to Ciprian who had told her by phone what had happened but she was glad to talk to someone from the Committee and intends to visit the site herself this weekend. I said we would help her with clear up but needed to confirm when this should be done in case any toxicity. | |
23/01/2023 | JM | Visit Smelja to discuss the events in person. Emphasised that nothing should be touched until we have clear guidelines from expert contractors/fire brigade, because there are toxins in the area. | |||
130b | Petrica Vorniceanu | 21/01/2023 | MW | Sent email to Petrica who is plotholder where the large shed was set on fire — is she Ciprian’s wife? | |
129b | Chris Rumble | 21/01/2023 | JM | Spoke to Chris who visited the site to inspect the damage once he’d seen the email. His greenhouse was completely destroyed, and his shed singed, with window panes blown out. He expressed his concern that Ciprian had been allowed to build such a large shed, and store inappropriate items in it, whereas another nearby plot-holders had been told to halt expansion of his shed. | |
22/01/2023 | JW | Spoke to Chris who visited the site to take another look. | |||
INFORM ALL MEMBERS | 21/01/2023 | JW | Posted news to the website. | ||
REPORT ARSON TO TVP | 21/01/2023 | JW | Reported crime number to police: reference no. DP-2246-23-4343-IR | ||
22/01/2023 | JW | TVP confirmed that with no CCTV footage or chance of getting finger prints, they would not be following up on the arson. | |||
SECURE THE SITE | 20/01/2023 | JW | Replace the main gate lock which was destroyed by the fire brigade | ||
22/01/2023 | JM | Invoice approved. | |||
INSURANCE | 22/01/2023 | JW | Confirmed that EWAA is not covered for this sort of damage, neither loss or clear-up costs. | ||
22/01/2023 | JW | TVP confirmed that with no CCTV footage or chance of getting finger prints, they would not be following up on the arson. | |||
CLEAR-UP | 25/01/2023 | BH | Circulate advice from fire service of toxicity and guidance on how to clear up. | ||
pending | JM | Investigate/ quotes clear-up options from specialist firm, such as Grundons. | |||
26/01/2023 | JM | Deliver printed copy of letter from fire service to the three plot-holders affected. | |||
STORING FLAMMABLE MATERIALS | (paints/ aerosols/ fuel) | ||||
22/01/2023 | BH | HSE info on petrol storage: https://www.hse.gov.uk/fireandexplosion/petroleum.htm | |||
pending | BH | Following up with local fire officers to confirm what flammable materials were involved in the blaze. | |||
pending | JM | Check OCC rules & current lease for reference to storage of flammable material on allotment sites |