Cladding

Dagenham fire: Drone footage shows firefighters tackling blaze 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 […] Click here to view original…

An investigation into the fire has begun All people have been ‘accounted for’ after a fire engulfed a multi-storey building in Dagenham, East London, with ‘known’safety issues, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said. More than 80 people were evacuated and two were taken to hospital after the fire […] Click here to view original…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…