Prevention of Future Deaths reports · 2016

Christine Dryden

Regulation 28 report to prevent future deaths, reference 2016-0490, written 17 Aug 2016. A coroner writes one of these when an inquest reveals a risk that could cause further deaths unless something changes.

Date of report17 Aug 2016
Reference2016-0490
DeceasedChristine Dryden
CoronerMartin Fleming
Coroner areaWest Yorkshire (West)
CategoryOther related deaths
Sourcejudiciary.uk record · original PDF
Responses publishednone published

The report

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IN THE WEST YORKSHIRE WESTERN CORONER’S COURT
IN THE MATTER OF:

The Inquests Touching the Death of Christine Dryden
A Regulation Report — Action to Prevent Future Deaths

THIS REPORT IS BEING SENT TO:
Incommunities

1 | CORONER
Martin Fleming, HM Senior Coroner for West Yorkshire Western

2 .| CORONER’S LEGAL POWERS

I make this report under Paragraph 7, Schedule 5, of the Coroners and
Justice Act 2009 and Regulations 28 and 20 of the Coroners
(Investigations) Regulations 2013

3 | INVESTIGATION and INQUEST

On 28 April 2016 I opened an inquest into the death of Christine Dryden
who, at the date of his death, was aged 40 years old. The inquest was
resumed and concluded on 2nd August 2016

I found that the cause of death to be: -

la. Hypoxic Brain Injury and Pulmonary Oedema

Ib Inhalation of Fire Gases

larrived at a conclusion of Accident

4 , CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DEATH

On 20 April 2016 Christine Dryden was found unresponsive in a house
fire at When taken to Bradford Royal
Infirmary, although attempts were made to resuscitate her, she
succumbed and died on 23 April 2016. It is found more likely than not
that she inadvertently turned on the hob of her cooker under a plastic —

deep fat fryer, causing it to ignite. There is no evidence of third party
involvement.

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CORONER’S CONCERNS

During the course of the inquest I heard that although Mrs Dryden’s
installed smoke and heat detectors were in working order at the time of
the fire, there were no regular checks made on them.

The MATTER OF CONCERN is as follows. —

e Toreview the effectiveness of existing office arrangements for
maintaining and carrying out period checks on smoke and heat
detectors in your properties.

ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN
In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and I
believe that Incommunities has the power to take such action.

YOUR RESPONSE

You are under a duty to respond to this report within 56 days of its date; I
may extend that period on request.

Your response must contain details of action taken or proposed to be
taken, setting out the timetable for such action. Otherwise you must
explain why no action is proposed.

COPIES
Ihave sent a copy of this report to:

¢  -ceugnie:

® ~ Appello
e Fire Investigator

e Chief Coroner

DATED this 17 August 2016

LOD. FUL,

M.D. Fleming
Senior Coroner

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