Facts
- In joint appeals, the responsibilities of the fire service were identified
- In Capital and Counties itself, the fire service turned off a sprinkler system while they were fighting a fire in the same building
Issue
- In what circumstances due firefighters owe duties of care to those who need them; was it negligent for them to turn off a sprinkler system
Decision
- Claim allowed
Reasoning
- No duty is owed for the fire service to take care to attend a fire
- Once at the fire, the service has no duty to fight the fire with care
- Damage to property does not make the fire service liable
- Liability is however allowed if the fire service make the situation worse, as they did by turning off the sprinkler system in Captial and Counties
