Welcome to bbc news. Safety inspectors are carrying out urgent checks on hundreds of high rise buildings after the fire at Grenfell Tower in west london. The government estimates that around 600 buildings in england are covered in some sort of cladding. So far its been disclosed that 11 residential blocks have been fitted with the kind of cladding that can catch fire. 79 people are presumed to have died in the Grenfell Tower disaster. Our home editor mark easton reports. The consequences of the Grenfell Tower tragedy are now spreading across the country. Hundreds of samples of cladding, similar to that used in north kensington, are being tested, from tower blocks and other public buildings. Cladding on 11 blocks in eight areas in england have come back as combustible so far, including here, on the Chalcot Estate in camden, just a few miles from the grenfell tragedy. You can see the smoke from Grenfell Tower. Thats from your window here . Just scared, really, scared. Every night im awak
Of its high rise hotels. After an urgent review the company has advised this programme that the developers responsible for the construction of hotels in maidenhead, brentford and tottenham had installed cladding that premier inn says does not appear to comply with recognized government guidance. Chris cook has the story. The Grenfell Tower still casts its shadow over britain. Today the government revealed that the external cladding on 600 buildings is now being investigated. The house should be careful on speculation of what caused the fire but as a precaution the government have arranged to test cladding in all 11 tower blocks. Shortly before i came to the chamber i was informed that a number of these tests have come back as compost the ball. The relevant local authorities and services have been informed and they are taking all possible steps to insure that buildings are safe and to inform affected residents. Cladding was a key issue at grenfell, the buildings outer skin was an Alumin
Hello and welcome to bbc news. 800 households are being evacuated from five tower blocks in camden in north london, so that urgent Fire Safety Work can be carried out. The buildings have the same type of cladding that contributed to a huge blaze last week at Grenfell Tower, in the west of the capital. At least 79 people are known to be dead or missing after the blaze, and authorities are now looking at criminal offences including manslaughter. Tom symonds reports. There was no warning, just a request. We need you to move out because we cant be sure you are safe. I just dont want to go now. I feel bad to just suddenly i have to leave my flat. Tonight, Camden Councils mobilising its staff, block booking hotels, opening a rest centre in an attempt to find somewhere to sleep, for 4000 people. Individuals have been told to leave for their own safety and its down to them to make the decision. I intend to stay put. I intend to go there tonight. Its a Knee Jerk Reaction by the council, they ha
Hello and welcome to bbc news. 800 households are being evacuated from five tower blocks in camden in north london, so that urgent Fire Safety Work can be carried out. The buildings have the same type of cladding that contributed to a huge blaze last week at Grenfell Tower, in the west of the capital. At least 79 people are known to be dead or missing after the blaze, and authorities are now looking at criminal offences including manslaughter. Tom symonds reports. There was no warning, just a request. We need you to move out because we cant be sure you are safe. I just dont want to go now. I feel bad to just suddenly i have to leave my flat. Tonight, Camden Councils mobilising its staff, block booking hotels, opening a rest centre in an attempt to find somewhere to sleep, for 4000 people. Individuals have been told to leave for their own safety and its down to them to make the decision. I intend to stay put. I intend to go there tonight. Its a Knee Jerk Reaction by the council, they ha
Could this happen . The disaster of Grenfell Tower and why it should never have happened. Grenfell tower on fire. Fire brigade and everything. Fires spreading up. Look. Whoa, look. Fire brigade and everything. Fires spreading up. Look. Whoa, look. Its 1am and the fire has started in a fridge in a flat on the fourth floor. Mahad and jamie are next door. We heard a loud bang on the front door. Next thing we know, hes running in telling me, theres a fire, get the kids. Were on the fourth floor. It was the flat next door, that was number 16. Theyre trying their best. He grabbed the towels, wet them, put them on the kids heads and dragged us all out. Grenfell tower in west london has 2a floors with up to six flats on each level, home to around 600 people. Four floors above the fire one resident has stayed up late. I was playing playstation. I was in front of the tv. I kept on smelling like kind of a plastic melting and im thinking, whats the smell . I saw the lights outside my window, the f