The disturbance and fire at Yarl's Wood on the night of the 14/15 February 2002 resulted in wide media coverage, some of which criticised the decision not to fit sprinklers at the centre. Stephen Shaw's report looked at the many facets of the disturbance including the handling of the initial incident, which is said to have triggered the event. The report also looked at the construction of the centre and the reasons behind the lack of an automatic sprinkler system.
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