4. Geeta needs a new gas-fired boiler fitted in her house to provide her with hot water and central heating. Ken, a trained central heating engineer, agrees to fit one for her. Kenfails to fit the boiler properly and one evening the boilerexplodes and causes the house tocatch fire. Geeta manages to get out of the house, but thick smoke and flames prevent her young daughter, Gina, from escaping the house. The fire brigade arrives and puts the fire out, but none of the firemen is able to rescue Gina, whodies in the fire. Geeta, who has a history of emotional instability,suffers a serious and long-lasting nervous shock. One of the firemen, Sat,sustainssevere burns and also suffersemotional distress because he isunable to rescue Gina from her bedroom.

On the assumption that Ken's negligence can be established, assess the potential damages that can be awarded to Geeta and Sat. (such as pecuniary loss or non-pecuniary loss if either one which types of damages can be awarded and why)

Damages - Tort Law