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welcome to bbc news. cladding on 3a tower blocks in 17 council areas in england has failed fire safety tests. so far every sample sent for testing has failed cladding from up to 600 blogs are to be examined. in north london, residents have spent a second night in temporary accommodation after camden council evacuated 4 high rise blocks because of fire safety concerns. this morning the council released a statement, saying it had worked through the night to secure accommodation for those affected. nick quraishi reports. testing around the clock. the government says as many as 600 high rise blocks will need to be checked for fire safety. councils are being urged to prioritise buildings they re most worried about. so far, 3a samples of cladding examined across 17 councils in england haven t met the required standards, a 100% failure rate. the councils include manchester, hounslow and plymouth. fire authorities are also having to examine exposed pipes, cable ducts, escape ....
cladding on 3a tower blocks in 17 council areas in england has failed fire safety tests, the government says. so far, every sample has failed the tests. hundreds of residents in camden have spent a second night away from their homes after four buildings were evacuated over safety concerns. the council said it had no option but to move residence while work ta ke but to move residence while work take place but some residents are refusing to leave. the discoveries they have made their with any problems in the building the same i have been living with for the last three years. i have felt perfectly safe in that time, i don t see anything changed. more than 120 people are feared to have been killed when a lorry transporting oil burst into flames in pakistan s punjab province. glastonbury gets up for a third and final day of performances, with ed sheeran providing the grand finale on the main stage this evening. coming up in a few minutes, our sunday morning edition of the pa ....
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