Worker escapes jail for burning supermarket's stock

A former member of the health and safety team at Tesco who started a fire at the company’s warehouse because he believed there was a lack of adequate fire precautions has escaped escape jail by completing 240 hours of community service.

Worker escapes jail for burning supermarket's stock

A former member of the health and safety team at Tesco who started a fire at the company’s warehouse because he believed there was a lack of adequate fire precautions has escaped escape jail by completing 240 hours of community service.

Fergal Brady destroyed €13,391 worth of stock when he lit two pallets on fire at the Tesco distribution centre in the Hibernian Industrial Estate in Tallaght during a night shift.

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