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. Cabinet Office minister Ellie Reeves acknowledged the “incredibly difficult” experience for residents of the block in Dagenham […]Click here to view original web…
UK has ‘far too much’ dangerous cladding, says Deputy PM after apartment block fire
A firefighter at the scene in Dagenham, London, following a blaze at a block of flats Stefan Rousseau/PA fire risk It comes seven years on from the tragic Grenfell Tower fire. 6.18pm, 27 Aug 2024 6.7k 16 THE UK HAS “far too much” dangerous cladding on properties, the country’s […] 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…
Calls for cladding investigation after ‘terrified’ residents flee London tower block fire
The London Fire Brigade said the building had ‘known’ safety issues, and work was ongoing to remove ‘non-compliant cladding’ An investigation has been demanded into the role of flammable cladding in a “terrifying” fire at a London tower block, seven years after safety concerns were raised by the Grenfell […] Click here to view original…
Replacing cladding needs urgent action, adviser says
Replacing unsafe cladding is “urgent” and making existing homes secure must come before building new ones, a safety advisor has urged. Dame Judith Hackitt, chairman of the Independent Review of Building Regulations, was speaking after a fire gutted a tower block in Dagenham, east London . Investigators are trying […] Click here to view original…
Deputy PM: There is still far too much cladding on these buildings
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has been visiting the site of the Dagenham fire and meeting firefighters who were on shift on the night of the blaze. The housing minister said there had been “slow progress” since the fire in Grenfell Tower in west London seven years ago and […] Click here to view original…
Dangerous cladding progress ‘far too slow,’ says Rayner as she visits site of ‘horrendous’ fire at Dagenham flats
The Deputy PM viewed the ‘horrendous’ damage at the scene of the fire at flats in Dagenham. Picture: Alamy/LBC The Deputy Prime Minister has admitted that progress to remove unsafe cladding after the 2017 Grenfell Tower Fire has been “going far too slowly”. Listen to this article Loading audio… […] Click here to view original…
Expert criticises buck-passing on cladding after London tower block fire
The property in Dagenham was undergoing ‘remedial’ work to remove and replace ‘non-compliant cladding’. The London Fire Brigade said it was called to the blaze in Dagenham at 2.44am on Bank Holiday Monday (Lucy North/PA) PA Wire Work to remove dangerous cladding from buildings needs to be “ramped up”, […] 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…
Removal of unsafe cladding from buildings ‘too slow’, says Angela Rayner
The blaze at the flats on Freshwater Road, Dagenham, happened as the block was undergoing remedial works to remove ‘non-compliant’ cladding. Angela Rayner has called efforts to remove unsafe cladding from thousands of at-risk buildings “too slow” and said it was her job to ensure remaining works finished as […] Click here to view original…
London fire exposes “national scandal” of flammable cladding says Fire Brigades Union
London fire exposes “national scandal” of flammable cladding says Fire Brigades Union A major fire in a high-rise building in east London over the weekend has exposed the ongoing issue of flammable cladding in the UK , the Fire Brigades Union has said. The fire, which started in a […] Click here to view original…
Dagenham fire: Bishop criticises government’s ‘deeply unsatisfactory’ response to cladding concerns
The Bishop of Barking has criticised the UK government’s response to unsafe cladding as “deeply unsatisfactory”, after a major fire broke out at a tower block in Dagenham, East London, on Bank Holiday Monday. Over 100 residents were evacuated as more than 200 firefighters responded to the blaze on […] Click here to view original…