The owner of a Nottinghamshire pub says the building was put at risk of exploding due to its electricity being bypassed. National Grid was called out to the Lark Nest in Nuthall on January 23 after painters told owner Sham Johal there was smoke coming from the meter.
The tenant at the time said he had no knowledge of the bypasses, saying he had not been to the property for “a long time”. Engineers found three bypasses at the site, identifying them as fire risks, before disconnecting the property and making it safe later that day. Nottinghamshire Police said they were making inquiries.
Mr Johal said he had been left to "pick up the pieces" at the pub, paying more than £1,000 for the repair work. "It’s messed up everything," the 44-year-old from Doncaster told Nottinghamshire Live.
