Experts had warned of fire risk at Barking block of flats

Independent assessment in January said wooden balconies could accelerate spread of fire. Fire experts had warned of the risk of deaths at a block of flats in east London as a result of the building’s wooden balconies five months before it went up in flames. An independent fire risk assessment of Samuel Garside House in Barking, built by Bellway Homes, was carried out in January. It warned that the wooden structures might not be fire-resistant and could “accelerate fire spread &hellip