Thursday, June 22, 2017

MAY: OTHER UK TOWER BLOCKS MAY BE COMBUSTIBLE

Tests on UK tower blocks after the blaze in London last week have shown some are covered in cladding which could be combustible.

Downing Street says 600 high rises in England are using similar cladding to Grenfell Tower.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May says this has been revealed in tests carried out after the fire at the block which killed at least 79 people.

It's been speculated the Grenfell blaze spread so quickly because of cladding on the outside of the tower.

And the Prime Minister's told the House of Commons it's an issue now being looked for elsewhere.

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