Towers with Grenfell-style cladding ‘at risk of arson and terrorism’

At least 288 towers in England failed combustibility tests after the Grenfell fire in June 2017.Public officials fear terrorists and arsonists could target high-rise homes that are still covered in combustible Grenfell-style cladding, amid increasing delays to safety works, a Guardian investigation has found.The estimated bill to reclad at least 288 towers in England, which failed combustibility tests after 71 people died at Grenfell Tower in west London, is now on course to reach £1bn.