Grenfell
Tragedy a ‘glitch’ or ‘product’ of the system?
A premise in the introduction to an interview with the author and playwright Gillian Slovo in The Guardian struck me.
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UK fire fears continue as 60 buildings deemed unsafe
The fallout from London's devastating tower block blaze has continued with the government announcing 60 high-rises have failed safety tests, as an insurance body said they had warned officials of the fire risks.
The massive operation to test tower blocks follows the Grenfell Tower inferno earlier this month that is presumed to have killed 79 people after it spread at shocking speed.
London tower blocks evacuated as 34 buildings fail fire tests
Britain said 34 high-rise apartment blocks had failed fire safety checks carried out after the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze, including several in north London where residents were forced to evacuate amid chaotic scenes.
Five tower blocks in Camden to be evacuated over cladding
More than 800 homes in tower blocks on a council estate in Camden, north London, are be evacuated because of safety concerns over cladding in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire.
Camden Council says residents in flats in five towers on the Chalcots estate will be moved for “urgent fire safety works”.