800 Camden homes evacuated after Grenfell fire

Camden Council will evacuate 800 households from five tower blocks tonight amid fire safety concerns.The move follows news that similar cladding was used on the Chalcots Estate to that which spread the Grenfell Tower fire in Kensington earlier this month.Council leader Georgia Gould said that, following checks, insulation was found to be safe but external cladding on the blocks "was not up to the standard that we wanted and was not fire retardant".