Business owner guilty of deaths after fire at fireworks store | ITV News

A business owner has been convicted of two manslaughter charges after a deadly blaze engulfed his shop which he had “rammed” full with fireworks. Richard Pearson, director of SP Fireworks, was found guilty of causing the deaths of his colleague Simon Hillier and customer Stewart Staples in October 2014. Mr Hillier, 41, and Mr Staples, 57, both from Hednesford, died as a result of inhaling products of combustion during the fierce fire at Pearson’s business unit in Baswich, Stafford. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook:   / itvnews   Follow ITV News on Twitter:   / itvnews   Follow ITV News on Instagram:   / itvnews