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

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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Grenfell: Insulation firm blames cladding firm for ‘misrepresentation’

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

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

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…

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