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Injured Firefighter Receives Compensation for Personal Injury
15th November 2007
A firefighter who suffered a personal injury during the course of his work appointed our solicitors to assist him in making a compensation claim, and was awarded damages.
Faulty Equipment
The incident occurred when the claimant was attending a call to a burning lorry on the M6 motorway. At the time the cause of the fire was not known, however when it was later investigated by the fire service it was recorded as a supposed electrical fault.
As he was investigating the scene, the fire caused one of the lorry’s tyres to explode and this led to the client’s injury, which gave rise to symptoms lasting several months.
Compensation Claim
Our specialist personal injury lawyers made a compensation claim against the owners of the vehicle, as it was considered to be work equipment and it had failed, causing the fire and subsequently the claimant’s accident.
The Judge found in favour of the claimant based on the evidence provided.
Injury Claim Advice
If you have been injured in an accident, whether an accident at work, road accident or under other circumstances, you may be entitled to claim compensation if someone else was to blame.
Our lawyers are experts in all areas of personal injury and industrial disease, so can provide specialist accident claim advice on a cost free basis. Contact us on 0800 0328511, or by completing a claim enquiry form online.
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