Overview
- The inquests for firefighters Jennie Logan, 30, Martyn Sadler, 38, and construction director Dave Chester, 57, opened at Oxford Coroner’s Court on June 3 to examine their deaths in the May 15 Bicester Motion blaze.
- Senior coroner Darren Salter adjourned proceedings until November 25 to allow for further reports and expert assessments.
- Two additional firefighters injured in the blaze remain hospitalised in stable but serious condition.
- Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime Unit and the Health and Safety Executive continue to investigate the fire’s origin and the possibility of a structural collapse causing the fatalities.
- Bicester Motion remains closed as over 50 specialist businesses face disruption and the community has organised memorials and fundraising efforts to support the victims’ families and The Fire Fighters Charity.