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With blocks failing safety checks, UK's May calls for more tests
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Mon Jun 26, 2017 | 8:47am EDT
With blocks failing safety checks, UK's May calls for more tests
British Prime Minister Theresa May appealed to landlords of high-rise buildings on Monday to allow potentially flammable building material to be tested, seeking to reassure residents after a tower block fire killed 79 people in London.
The Grenfell Tower blaze, which trapped dozens of people in their beds, has become a focus of anger at the Conservative government's austerity cuts and the perceived slow response in trying to look after those who escaped.
It was "concerning" that 100 percent of tests done on the "cladding" -- panels placed on the outside of buildings -- from 60 high-rise blocks in England had failed combustibility checks, May's spokesman said.
May, who scored a deal with a Northern Irish party to prop up her minority government on Monday, wants to repair her authority by showing leadership in dealing with the aftermath of the June 14 Grenfell disaster, but faces criticism by her political opponents.
"Clearly it's concerning, concerning for residents who are living in these blocks," the spokesman told reporters at a regular government briefing.
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With blocks failing safety checks, UK's May calls for more tests
British Prime Minister Theresa May appealed to landlords of high-rise buildings on Monday to allow potentially flammable building material to be tested, seeking to reassure residents after a tower block fire killed 79 people in London.
The Grenfell Tower blaze, which trapped dozens of people in their beds, has become a focus of anger at the Conservative government's austerity cuts and the perceived slow response in trying to look after those who escaped.
It was "concerning" that 100 percent of tests done on the "cladding" -- panels placed on the outside of buildings -- from 60 high-rise blocks in England had failed combustibility checks, May's spokesman said.
May, who scored a deal with a Northern Irish party to prop up her minority government on Monday, wants to repair her authority by showing leadership in dealing with the aftermath of the June 14 Grenfell disaster, but faces criticism by her political opponents.
"Clearly it's concerning, concerning for residents who are living in these blocks," the spokesman told reporters at a regular government briefing.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-fire-concern-idUSKBN19H162