Fire fund too little, too late for high-rise
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image captionResidents in at-risk flats in Wales fear losing their homes over fire safety risks posed by issues such as cladding
Campaigners say a plan to fund fire safety surveys in blocks of flats does very little to ease leaseholders concerns.
The surveys will be available from autumn, with the cost met by the Welsh government.
The move follows the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy in 2017, in which 72 people died.
But the Wales Leaseholder Action Group said many had already paid for their own safety surveys.
The group said it was greatly concerning that ministers were only now taking this step, four years after events in London.
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