Restaurant owner fined for offences

The breach of a prohibition notice has resulted in a restaurant owner being fined £3,235.00

Following a visit by Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service to the Siam Thai Lounge in Lyndhurst in July 2012 a prohibition notice was served on the owner Mr Aminur Chowdhurry to prevent him using the second floor of the building, having found poor fire safety measures with the potential to cause death or serious injury.

However a week later on a return visit the fire officer found a member of staff using the second floor as a rest area.

Mr Chowdhurry was fined £1,400 and ordered to pay costs of £1,820 as well as a £15 victim surcharge.