Two Men Hurt at Rainbow & Dove Pub Fire attack in Leicester

25 October 2011

Two men hurt in pub fire attack in Leicester

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A fire was lit in the beer garden of the Rainbow and Dove, police believe Two men have suffered burns during an attack at a pub in Leicester.

Police said inquiries were at an early stage but they believe the men were attacked in the beer garden of the Rainbow and Dove.

The men, 22 and 20, were injured when a liquid was thrown at the Charles Street pub at about 00:40 BST on Tuesday, police said.

A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the attack and remains in police custody.

Det Insp Simon Preston said: "This was a horrific incident which has resulted in one person receiving significant burn injuries and the other with injuries to his hands."

He said one of the injured men might not be well enough to be interviewed for several weeks.
Both victims were taken to Nottingham City Hospital's burns unit.

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Customer and well wishers have been placing messages for Russ, Rob and staff on the Bar owners Jame's Facebook page.

Working Links Leicester 60 Charles Street Leicester Health and Safety? Fire Trap

Working Links Leicester Health and Safety?

 Until today I have not been able to blog freely about Working  Links for fear of Sanction!

I have come to the end of my time at Working Links, I have gained nothing from the experience the service is poor.

The safety of staff and job seekers has been put at risk for many months. Only today did Working Links install the above fire extinguishers.

They are based in a very high up in a old building 60 Charles Street. Moving over to this building last summer job seekers received no induction. To this day I have not been able to locate a fire call point and exit signs are not clear.

I hope these two new fire extinguishers are never needed but if they are I hope they are adequate and no one is ever trapped up there.

If the staff jump first and the job seekers perish will the staff still receive their bonus?

They turned down an employer offering me work experience because his fire extinguishers had service labels that had just expired. At least he has them......