Fire guts tower block during cladding removal work

Fire brigade leaders are demanding an urgent investigation after a blaze tore through a building undergoing cladding removal work in east London on Monday morning.
More than 200 firefighters were needed to bring the blaze under control at the six-storey Spectrum Building in Dagenham.
The building was shrouded in scaffolding to allow remedial work to the top two floors where non-compliant cladding was being replaced.Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union general secretary, said: “Once again, a fir