Jury inquest begins into deaths of two men in Morecambe club fire
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John McCartney, 60, and 70-year-old Tony Townsend died when a fire broke out at Gordon Working Men’s Club in Morecambe on the afternoon of October 9 in 2019.
This morning (June 12) a jury was sworn in on the first day of the inquest which is being held at County Hall in Preston.
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Hide AdAmong those who can ask questions and make submissions at the inquest are Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, Heather and Callum Goffin, Lancaster City Council and building owner Gillnell Ltd.


In January this year the pub’s manager Heather Goffin was jailed for a range of fire safety breaches at the club, while her son Callum Goffin, who was the company’s sole director, was handed a suspended sentence.
The jury inquest in Preston is set to last 10 days.