Terrified families escape flats fire involving cladding and demand urgent investigation
More than 125 firefighters were called to the fire in Wembley with The London Fire Brigade confirming that cladding was involved in the blaze Residents of a north west London block of flats have demanded an investigation after fire tore through their building – which had flammable cladding still […]Click here to view original web…
Elm Road Wembley cladding fire is ‘criminal complacency’
The fire in Elm Road, Wembley (Image: London Fire Brigade) A union has slammed the “criminal complacency” that it says led to a cladding blaze that damaged much of a block of flats and took more than 100 firefighters to put out. The Fire Brigades Union said the blaze […] Click here to view original…
Families warned about fire safety for months before flat set on fire
Monday evening’s fire has led to questions about the removal of dangerous cladding on residential buildings (Picture: Peter Manning/London News Pictures) The residents of a flat building in Wembley that went up in flames on Monday evening had raised concerns about fire safety for months, it has been revealed. […] Click here to view original…
Devastating flat blaze came after months of safety concerns from families
Monday evening’s blaze has led to questions about the removal of dangerous cladding on residential buildings (Picture: Peter Manning/London News Pictures) The residents of a flat building in Wembley that went up in flames on Monday evening had raised concerns about fire safety for months, it has been revealed. […] Click here to view original…
Wembley flats fire: Firms and government ignoring cladding fears – FBU
The side and roof of the building were badly damaged A cladding fire at a block of flats in north-west London has led to the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) warning of “criminal complacency” on the part of the government and some building firms. Initial reports from London Fire Brigade […] Click here to view original…
Firefighters injured in Grenfell Tower inferno settle High Court claims for £20m
Defendants in claims included cladding companies and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea The Grenfell Tower in west London after the fire in which 72 people died (PA Archive) Firefighters who were injured in the Grenfell Tower fire have settled High Court claims for a total of £20 million, […] Click here to view original…
Wembley flats fire: Firms and government ignoring cladding fears – FBU
The side and roof of the building were badly damaged A cladding fire at a block of flats in north-west London has led to the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) warning of “criminal complacency” on the part of the government and some building firms. Initial reports from London Fire Brigade […] Click here to view original…
Elm Road Wembley cladding fire is ‘criminal complacency’
The fire in Elm Road, Wembley (Image: London Fire Brigade) A union has slammed the “criminal complacency” that it says led to a cladding blaze that damaged much of a block of flats and took more than 100 firefighters to put out. The Fire Brigades Union said the blaze […] Click here to view original…
MP Barry Gardiner says he warned of fire in Elm Road Wembley
MP Barry Gardiner says that there were warnings of a fire risk in Wembley (Image: Em Lou / Barry Gardiner) An MP has slammed a housing association that he says was “repeatedly warned” about a fire risk in a block of flats that was engulfed in flames. Around 125 […] Click here to view original…
Terrified families escape flats fire involving cladding and demand urgent investigation
Ad: Live This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Residents of a north west London block […] Click here to view original…
Families demand cladding investigation after fleeing from Wembley flats fire
Ad: Live This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Families have demanded an investigation after fire […] Click here to view original…
Landmark cladding ruling on Olympic Village brings hope for flat owners
East Village residents Sam Williams, Camilla Ford, Brian Tapson, Rachael Philpot and Greg Cieslinski Shelley Vallance, 37, celebrated a landmark court victory in her cladding ordeal over takeaways with her partner and their baby daughter. A ruling last Friday ended more than five years of uncertainty for Vallance about […] Click here to view original…