David Skyers lost his father, Cedric Skyers, in a tragic fire caused by flammable skin cream while he was smoking unsupervised at a care home. This horrific incident highlights the dangers of combining smoking with specific health conditions that require the use of emollients, which are flammable. The London Fire Brigade has reported a significant increase in fires in care homes, raising the alarm for improved safety measures. Bupa, the care home provider, faced severe repercussions for their failure to ensure safety and was fined heavily after admitting to safety breaches.
To lose Dad in such a horrific incident has been devastating for all of us. We really want to make sure this doesn't happen again.
My Dad had few remaining pleasures in life following his stroke. He enjoyed writing poetry and smoking a cigarette.
Skin creams like emollients are flammable and smokers have to be very careful.
In 2022 Bupa was ordered to pay a record 1.04m after admitting failings relating to his death.
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