Remediation of unsafe cladding on 2,300 residential buildings yet to start
The latest government data reveals there are 4,613 residential buildings 11m and over with unsafe cladding Source: Shutterstock Remediation work has begun or been completed on only 50% of the 4,630 housing blocks that are 11 meters or taller and have unsafe cladding, according to data released by the […]Click here to view original web…
Role of cladding ‘to form part of Dagenham flat fire investigation’
No description provided – Uncredited © Shutterstock An investigation has been launched into the cause of a fire in a block of flats in east London. The probe into the fire in Dagenham will be “protracted” and complex, according to London Fire Brigade commissioner Andy Roe. There are reports […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell-style cladding on Mosaic Apartments on High Street
The fire at Mosaic Apartments on Slough High Street (Image: Nq) Dangerous, Grenfell-style cladding was fitted to parts of the High Street flats building that caught fire last week, the Observer can reveal. Almost 300 people had to be evacuated from the Mosaic Apartments building on High Street just […] Click here to view original…
‘We could be the next Grenfell’: Dagenham fire is a chilling reminder of the UK’s cladding crisis
Firemen battle a blaze at a block of flats in Dagenham in east London, Britain, 26 August 2024. Image: ANDY RAIN/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The building safety crisis has been rumbling on for seven years since the Grenfell Tower disaster – and the fire in Dagenham is the latest chilling reminder of […] Click here to view original…
Remediation work not yet started on half of buildings with unsafe cladding
Half of the housing blocks with unsafe cladding have not started remediation, according to the latest official data. Remediation work has either started or completed on 2,299 buildings (picture: Naeemah Miah) Sharelines Remediation work not yet started on half of buildings with unsafe cladding #UKhousing Half of the housing […] Click here to view original…
Cladding to be probed as Dagenham fire prompts calls for building reform
Construction site Cladding will form part of an investigation after a multi-storey building in Dagenham went up in flames on Monday morning, the London Fire Brigade has confirmed. This will form part of a wider probe into the cause of the fire, which saw over 80 people evacuated from […] Click here to view original…
Far too much dangerous cladding on buildings, says deputy PM in fire scene visit
Progress on making buildings safe has been too slow and there remains “far too much” dangerous cladding on properties, the Deputy Prime Minister said as she visited the site of a fire in east London. Angela Rayner, who is also Housing Secretary, said residents and firefighters had faced a […] Click here to view original…
Expert criticises buck-passing on cladding after London tower block fire
Work to remove dangerous cladding from buildings needs to be “ramped up”, a Government minister has admitted, after a major fire engulfed a multi-storey property in east London with “known” safety issues. ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW Cabinet Office minister Ellie Reeves acknowledged the “incredibly difficult” experience for residents […] Click here to view original…
Hundreds of thousands still living in Grenfell fire-risk flats
More than 340,000 people are still living in flats with unsafe cladding – seven years after the Grenfell disaster. The Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 prompted a nationwide review that found thousands of people were living in buildings with dangerous cladding and legislation was later strengthened to improve safety […] Click here to view original…
Far too much dangerous cladding on buildings, says deputy PM in fire scene visit
Grenfell United says the blaze in Dagenham highlights the painfully slow progress on building safety since 2017. Last updated 9 hours ago Video thumbnail for Dame Judith Hackitt right to raise fire safety remediation speed, says Rayner Progress on making buildings safe has been too slow and there remains […] Click here to view original…
Fire destroys east London tower block with Grenfell-type flammable cladding
In the early hours of Monday morning, a fire destroyed the Spectrum Building, a seven-storey block in east London containing several floors of residential flats. It was only due to the action of residents and their neighbours, and the London Fire Brigade (LFB) that no-one was killed at the […] Click here to view original…
Far too much dangerous cladding on buildings, says deputy PM in fire scene visit
Video thumbnail for Dame Judith Hackitt right to raise fire safety remediation speed, says Rayner Progress on making buildings safe has been too slow and there remains “far too much” dangerous cladding on properties, the Deputy Prime Minister said as she visited the site of a fire in east […] Click here to view original…