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Bristol tower block fire: Flammable cladding ‘contributed to spread’ of blaze

By News Feed | 11 November 2022

The fire in Barton Hill’s Eccleston House, Bristol Flammable cladding “contributed to the spread” of a fire at a tower block in Barton Hill that left three people in hospital. As many other council tower blocks in Bristol have the same type of cladding, new fire marshals will begin […]Click here to view original web…

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Financial Conduct Authority Issues Report on Insurance for Multi-Occupancy Buildings

By News Feed | 10 November 2022

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (TNSrep) — The Financial Conduct Authority, London, England, issued a 68-page report in September 2022 entitled “Report on Insurance for Multi-Occupancy Buildings.” Here are excerpts: CONTENTS 1 Executive summary … 3 2 Overview … 14 3 Our review and findings … 21 4 Recommendations and potential […] Click here to view original…

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Bristol: Cladding ‘contributed to spread’ of tower block fire

By News Feed | 10 November 2022

Image caption, Emergency services were called to a building in Barton Hill on 20 October Flammable cladding “contributed to the spread” of a tower block blaze that left three people in hospital, firefighters believe. The fire at Eccleston House in Bristol on 20 October injured six people and the […] Click here to view original…

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Bristol to reclad 38 tower blocks in EPS cladding fire scare

By News Feed | 10 November 2022

Flammable cladding at Eccleston House contributed to the spread of a deliberately started fire at a tower block in Barton Hill, the city council has confirmed It is also introducing immediate waking watches at the 38 at risk blocks of flats after the local fire brigade warned that EPS […] Click here to view original…

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Bristol: Cladding ‘contributed to spread’ of tower block fire

By News Feed | 9 November 2022

Emergency services were called to a building in Barton Hill on 20 October By Dawn Limbu and Alex Seabrook BBC News Flammable cladding “contributed to the spread” of a tower block blaze that left three people in hospital, firefighters believe. The fire at Eccleston House in Bristol on 20 […] Click here to view original…

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Bristol tower block fire: Flammable cladding ‘contributed to spread’ of blaze

By News Feed | 9 November 2022

Flammable cladding “contributed to the spread” of a fire at a tower block in Barton Hill that left three people in hospital. As many other council tower blocks in Bristol have the same type of cladding, new fire marshals will begin patrolling these buildings around the clock. The fire […] Click here to view original…

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Grenfell: Insulation firm blames cladding firm for ‘misrepresentation’

By News Feed | 9 November 2022

Kingspan, the firm that provided some of the insulation for the facade of Grenfell Tower, has blamed the firm that supplied the building’s cladding for a “misrepresentation” of expert advice. The Irish firm’s lawyer, Geraint Webb KC, when making final statements in the Grenfell Inquiry yesterday, claimed that Arconic […] Click here to view original…

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Flammable cladding ‘contributed to spread’ of Barton Hill fire which left three in hospital

By News Feed | 9 November 2022

The fire started at Eccleston House, on Aitken Street on 20 October Flammable cladding was found to have “contributed to the spread” of a fire at a tower block in Barton Hill that left three people in hospital. As many other council tower blocks in Bristol have the same […] Click here to view original…

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Bristol tower block fire fuelled by flammable cladding that’s fitted to many of the city’s high rises

By News Feed | 9 November 2022

Polystyrene insulation contributed to the spread of a blaze at Eccleston House. The council has committed to removing the material from its high rises – but it could take a decade. Flammable cladding contributed to the spread of a deliberately started fire at a tower block in Barton Hill, […] Click here to view original…

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Bristol: Cladding ‘contributed to spread’ of tower block fire

By News Feed | 9 November 2022

Emergency services were called to a building in Barton Hill on 20 October By Dawn Limbu and Alex Seabrook BBC News Flammable cladding “contributed to the spread” of a tower block blaze that left three people in hospital, firefighters believe. The fire at Eccleston House in Bristol on 20 […] Click here to view original…

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Cladding giant and insulation firm blame each other for contributing to Grenfell Tower fire

By News Feed | 8 November 2022

A cladding giant and insulation firm pointed the finger at each other for contributing to the Grenfell Tower fire which led to 72 deaths in an inquiry into the tragedy. The fire at the residential tower block in North Kensington, west London , on the night of June 24, […] Click here to view original…

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Scottish Government cladding programme: Jackie Baillie MSP hits out at delays

By News Feed | 8 November 2022

Jackie Baillie MSP (Image: Freelancer) DUMBARTON’S constituency MSP has claimed a government programme to replace combustible cladding on some of the area’s schools following the Grenfell fire is “in disarray”. Jackie Baillie previously criticised the Scottish Government after it was revealed it had taken four years longer than its […] Click here to view original…