Dagenham fire provides timely cladding reminder
1 hour A week before publication of the final report of the official Grenfell Tower Inquiry, investigations have begun into the role of rain screen cladding in the spread of another tower block fire in the capital. It took 40 fire engines and around 225 firefighters more than eight […]Click here to view original web…
East London blaze reignites cladding fears as Grenfell investigation grinds on
Image: London Fire Brigade via X More than 80 people had to be evacuated after a major fire broke out in east London early Monday, fire officials said. The blaze brought back painful memories of the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people in the city in 2017. The […] Click here to view original…
Dagenham fire: Tower block that went up in flames was in the middle of having cladding replaced
Since the Grenfell Tower fire seven years ago, cladding has become the building industry’s worst nightmare. A rush to provide low-cost, lightweight and energy-efficient wrapping for modern buildings meant flammable plastic panels were applied to flats, hospitals, student accommodation and office blocks across the country. An investigation by Sky […] Click here to view original…
Dagenham flats fire shows urgent safety action is needed
Analysis The fire safety risks of cladding-removal may have been underestimated The Dagenham fire comes shortly after the seventh anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire (Photos: PA) The timing of a fire that ravaged the Spectrum Building in Dagenham early on Bank Holiday Monday is chilling. It comes shortly […] 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…
Dagenham fire: Developer was warned about cladding before blaze
Spectrum House, a commercial and residential building in Dagenham, east London, was having “non-compliant cladding” removed. A fire broke out in the early hours of Monday morning Two people were taken to hospital and more than 80 were evacuated after a blaze broke out overnight at a block of […] Click here to view original…
Grenfell families’ fury as inferno rips through London high-rise with cladding: Survivors of 2017 tragedy lash out as blaze ravages Dagenham tower block – with a second set of flats catching fire hours later
Survivors of the Grenfell tragedy have lashed out after a blaze ravaged a Dagenham tower block, before a second set of flats went up in flames mere hours later. Last night, 40 fire engines and 225 firefighters battled the fire on Freshwater Road in Dagenham, east London , which […] Click here to view original…
Firms sued over dangerous cladding continue court fight
Footage of the Grenfell Tower fire was played to the court on the first day of the class action. -AP Two firms that produced and imported building cladding linked to numerous blazes worldwide, including the deadly Grenfell Tower fire, will continue to fight a class action by Australian property […] Click here to view original…
Dagenham fire: Residents flee inferno in tower block with Grenfell-style cladding
A planning application from 2023 shows the building in Dagenham, East London, was covered in “non-compliant” cladding and campaigners have demanded to know how such a fire could happen more than seven years Grenfell Aerial view of fire teams attempting to extinguish the major fire in a Dagenham flat […] Click here to view original…
The Dagenham blaze proves we still have not learnt the lessons of Grenfell
Editorial : The time has long since passed for official, bureaucratic inertia to be cleared away and replaced with a campaign of building works driven forward by the highest level of government In what has been declared a ‘major incident’, 100 people were evacuated and two were taken to […] Click here to view original…
Dagenham tower block fire families who fled blaze reveal anger at delay in removing cladding
London Fire Brigade were called at around 2.45am today as a fire tore through a tower block in Dagenham with “known” safety issues, as families shared their fury More than 200 firefighters fought the blaze in Dagenham this morning ( Image: REX/Shutterstock) News Politics Football Celebs TV Shopping Royals […] Click here to view original…
Two London tower block fires in one day – questions being asked about cladding
A Dagenham tower block caught fire today, resulting in the evacuations of 80 people within the building. Some 20 people were rescued by firefighters following the fire at Dagenham’s Spectrum House, with two being taken to hospital. While a number of flats have been destroyed, the London Fire Brigade […] Click here to view original…