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thousands of people are being evacuated from five tower blocks in north london, so that urgent fire safety work can be carried out. the buildings in camden have the same type of cladding that contributed to a huge blaze last week at grenfell tower. 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 can t be sure you are safe. i just don t want to go now. i feel bad to just suddenly i have to leave my flat. tonight, camden council s 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 it s down to them to make the decision. i intend to stay put. i intend to go there tonight. in the aftermath of the grenfell tower the cladding on these towers had already be ....
thousands of people are being evacuated from five tower blocks in north london, so that urgent fire safety work can be carried out. the buildings in camden have the same type of cladding that contributed to a huge blaze last week at grenfell tower. 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 can t be sure you are safe. i just don t want to go now. i feel bad to just suddenly i have to leave my flat. tonight, camden council s 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 it s down to them to make the decision. in the aftermath of the grenfell tower the cladding on these towers had already been ruled unsafe, but on top of that residents raised ....
had already been ruled unsafe, but on top of that residents raised concerns about other issues, including fire doors and gas pipes. camden felt it had to act. any area which wasn t completely up to the best standards was a deep concern, given the combination, and that was the message from the fire services today. the issue was the combination of the two factors and that s why we ve taken the action we ve taken the night. the shadow of the worst fire in decades now looms large over social housing. grenfell tower was destroyed from the bottom to the top. the fire started in a kitchen on the lower floor. now police have confirmed what eyewitnesses said, the origin of the inferno was a hotpoint fridge, like this one, in that kitchen. flames escaped through a window and began to race up and across the outside of the building. which is why the focus right from the start has been on what was added to the tower during its refurbishment. aluminium cladding and foam insulation an ....
thousands of people are being evacuated from five tower blocks in north london so that urgent fire safety work can be carried out. the buildings in camden have the same type of cladding that contributed to a huge blaze last week at grenfell tower. 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 can t be sure you are safe. i just don t want to go now. i feel bad to just suddenly i have to leave my flat. tonight, camden council s mobilising its staff, block booking hotels, opening a rest centre in an attempt to find somewhere to sleep for 4,000 people. individuals are not being forced to leave, they have been told to leave for their own safety, and it s down to them to make the decision. in the aftermath of the grenfell fire, the cladding on these towers had already been ruled unsafe, ....
holding up, high teens, low 20s. tonight, else where there is wins getting wetter. cloud starts to push and across ireland and western parts of england and wales into the evening. most of the country will start in the teens. the area of low pressure responsible off into norway through the day, the strongest winds bringing sunny spells. a few spells in northern scotland. and in 12 spots a damp start. what s mcleod for wales, the midlands, southern england, it will break at times for some sunshine. there is a greater chance of some rain at times, some heavy towards eastern areas at the end of the day. temperatures down on a degree also for what they have been today. glastonbury, some spots of rain and drizzle. brighter conditions will develop into the afternoon. monday looking good for the vast majority. should be a dry stout with sunny spells, for most of you. clouding over in the west, bringing some rain and drizzle to wales. heavy rains into northern ireland before the ....