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Portishead residents in fire safety limbo paying out hundreds a month
The scandal was exposed by the Grenfell Tower tragedy
12:04, 22 FEB 2021
Updated
Cllr Huw James in front of one of the affected buildings in Portishead. Submitted.
North Somerset residents caught up in a fire safety scandal exposed by the Grenfell Tower tragedy are stuck in limbo unable to sell their flats and facing skyrocketing costs. Most of the estimated 1,000 people live in blocks around Portishead Marina but there are believed to be others across the district.
The buildings do not have the same did but contain other potentially hazardous materials exposed since the blaze, with some lacking important safety measures.