26-06-2017 20:23 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Post-Grenfell fire safety checks stepped up as cladding pulled from sale worldwide

Dorney Tower on the Chalcots estate in north London, where hundreds of people have been evacuated.The nationwide search for tower blocks at risk of a Grenfell-type blaze gathered pace on Monday as the government said 75 had now been identified and a material linked to the spread of the fire was pulled from sale worldwide.The communities secretary, Sajid Javid, called on landlords of more than 500 other suspect blocks to urgently provide samples for testing after the company that makes a componen
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