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…

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…

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…

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…

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 scene after a fire at a block of flats on Freshwater Road in Dagenham. Pic PA 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 […] Click here to view original…

VIDEO Cladding was being replaced at the building on Freshwater Road The Times The London Fire Brigade had previously identified several fire safety issues at the site Key moments Two people in hospital after blaze Building had “number of fire safety issues” Rescue operation completed Listen to live updates […] Click here to view original…

Firefighters spray water over the building in Dagenham FBU calls for urgent investigation into blaze in east London as another fire begins at tower in nearby Poplar A large fire that engulfed a block of flats in Dagenham has been brought under control with everyone accounted for, the London […] Click here to view original…

Firefighters at the scene after a blaze at a block of flats on Freshwater Road in Dagenham, East London, August 26, 2024 × You can read 5 more articles this month Please help support the Morning Star by subscribing here THE high-rise fire in Dagenham exposes the “national scandal” […] Click here to view original…

Firefighters at the scene after a blaze at a block of flats on Freshwater Road in Dagenham, East London (Lucy North/PA) PA Wire 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 […] Click here to view original…