From ABC News:
The list of high-rise apartment towers in Britain that have failed fire safety tests grew to 60, officials said Sunday, revealing the mounting challenge the government faces in the aftermath of London's Grenfell Tower fire tragedy.
All of the buildings for which external cladding samples were so far submitted failed combustibility tests, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said. As of late Sunday, that includes 60 towers from 25 different areas of the country — double the figure given a day earlier.
More from the BBC:
The Local Government Association said some councils have introduced 24-hour warden patrols to mitigate the risk before cladding is removed.
It said in a statement: "Where cladding fails the test, this will not necessarily mean moving residents from tower blocks.
"In Camden, the decision to evacuate was based on fire inspectors' concerns about a combination of other fire hazards together with the cladding."
So it looks like, far from an isolated thing, basically everyone had the bright idea to do this.
(Score: 2) by Unixnut on Monday June 26 2017, @07:29PM (1 child)
> Turns out the insulation used was as flammable as the cladding (maybe more so) and also has the nice friendly effect of releasing cyanide when burned, some of the victims were treated for cyanide poisoning in hospital.
Sounds like they couldn't have made the situation worse if they had tried deliberately :-/
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 26 2017, @08:57PM
Yeah but it was cheap. Any more questions?