'Postcode lottery' affects firefighters' response to tower block blazes

Firefighters’ capability to tackle devastating blazes such as the Grenfell Tower fire vary widely depending on where they are based in the UK, a union has said.The different standards in how fire services can respond to life-threatening tower block fires is a “postcode lottery”, the Fire Brigades Union has said.Differing levels of resources around the country mean that the numbers of fire engines that should automatically be sent to a fire varies greatly according to its locati