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Schools inspector sues Ofsted after computer fire burns down cottage.

By CHRIS BROOKE
Last updated at 10:50 AM on 8th September 2010

A school inspector claims a laptop computer given to her by bosses so she could work from home started a fire which caused more than £350,000 damage to her thatched cottage.

Eileen Visser is suing her former employers at Ofsted for breaching safety regulations in a case which could have serious implications for the almost 700,000 Britons who work from home.

Mrs Visser says the four-year-old laptop was faulty and that she had complained about overheating problems.

According to a High Court writ, she was ‘under pressure’ to complete a report in her study when the computer overheated again. ….Continue Reading