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
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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
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