by Admin | Apr 16, 2018 | News, Source Fire News
Report lays bare the failures that caused the fire to spread, killing 71 A report prepared as part of the police investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire has uncovered calamitous deficiencies in the installation of the windows, cavity barriers and cladding system,...
by Admin | Aug 29, 2017 | News, Source Fire News
Cladding on six apartment buildings at a privately-owned site in Cardiff Bay has failed fire safety tests according to BBC.co.uk. Extra precautions are being taken at Prospect Place, following the tests introduced after the Grenfell Tower disaster. Warwick Estates,...
by Admin | Dec 15, 2016 | News, Source Fire News
A Cumbrian hospital has been forced to close to new admissions after fire safety concerns. Ellerbeck ward at Workington Hospital is not admitting patients after a specialist report highlighted issues that would limit the ability to evacuate the first floor ward. A...
by Admin | Nov 8, 2016 | News, Source Fire News
Two people were rescued by firefighters following a blaze at high-rise flats at Brewery Wharf on the edge of Leeds city centre. Crews from across the county were sent to the fire on the second floor of the Regent Quay flats, in Bowman Lane, at around 1pm yesterday...