Discount retailer B&M must cough up £1 million after an electrician was set on fire during an explosion - as his body "blew up to four times its normal size". Shahenur Rahman was working at the company's headquarters in Speke, Merseyside, before the industrial accident which led to him being in a coma for two weeks.
Liverpool Crown Court heard today (July 20) that Mr Rahman was left needing skin grafts and surgery to save one of his hands. As the explosion took place, a "Catherine wheel of fire spiralled through the air", while his body swelled.
The court heard B&M had been advised by Leep Utilities in June 2018 that maintenance work was required on the high voltage switchgear at its HQ, which would have resulted in power to the building being cut. The company hired two generators from supplier Aggreko to maintain power supply and "allow some core functions" to continue, the Liverpool Echo reports.
