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UK Says 95 Buildings Fail Safety Checks After London Tower Block Fire
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday Britain must hold a national investigation into exterior cladding used on high-rise buildings after all those checked after the deadly London tower block blaze this month failed safety tests.
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London Tower Blocks Evacuated As 34 Buildings Fail Fire Tests
Britain said 34 high-rise apartment blocks had failed fire safety checks carried out after the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze, including several in north London where residents were forced to evacuate amid chaotic scenes.
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Police Consider Manslaughter Charges Over Deadly London Tower Block Blaze
British investigators said on Friday they would consider bringing manslaughter charges over the London tower block fire that killed at least 79 people.
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Deadly London Tower Blaze Began In Hotpoint Fridge Freezer: Report
A fire that killed at least 79 people at a London tower block started in a Hotpoint fridge freezer, and the outside cladding engulfed by the blaze has since been shown to fail all safety tests, London police said today.
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After Deadly London Tower Block Fire, Local Council Chief Resigns
The chief executive of a London borough where a tower block fire killed at least 79 people in Britain's worst blaze since World War Two has resigned.
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After London Fire Theresa May Says Other Tower Blocks Have Combustible Cladding
A number of British tower blocks have combustible cladding, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday, citing the results of tests conducted after a fire killed at least 79 people in London.Flames spread rapidly up the 24-storey residential tower block last week, trapping people inside, in what was Britain's worst blaze since World War Two. Exter...
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Theresa May Apologises For Response To London Tower Block Fire
Theresa May while apologising in the Parliament said "That was a failure of the state, local and national, to help people when they needed it most. As prime minister I apologise for that failure."
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Britons Cry For London Tower Fire Victims As Death Toll Rises To 79
The death toll from a fire that ravaged a London tower block last week has risen to 79, police said on Monday, as the government tried to show it was improving its handling of a tragedy that has angered the public.
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Railway Track Near London Tower Blaze Closed At Fire Brigade's Request
A railway track which lies in the shadow of a London tower block that was gutted by a deadly blaze this week was closed on Saturday at the request of the fire brigade, the city's transport authority said.
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Theresa May Called 'Coward' By Angry Crowd After Pledging Fire Aid
Prime Minister Theresa May was greeted by angry crowds shouting "coward" after she promised support for victims of a fire in a London tower block that claimed at least 30 lives.
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'Fire's Here Now, Goodbye': Syrian Refugee's Last Message In London Blaze
A 23-year-old Syrian student, who had fled his war-hit country and arrived in the UK three years ago, was today named as the first victim of the west London inferno which killed 17 people.
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Number Of Deaths From London Tower Block Fire Now 17: British Police
The number of deaths from the London tower block fire has risen to 17 and the figure is expected to rise further, police said on Thursday.
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Firefighters Yet To Fully Search Burnt London Tower Block: Fire Brigade Chief
Firefighters have not been able to conduct a comprehensive search of the 24-storey block of flats in west London that went up in flames because it is not safe for them to walk to the edges of the building, the fire brigade chief said on Thursday.
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Massive London Fire, 30 Hospitalized, Many Still Trapped On Upper Floors
A huge fire engulfed a 27-storey block of flats in central London on Wednesday, injuring at least 30 people and possibly trapping some residents who were sleeping inside the towering inferno.
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UK Says 95 Buildings Fail Safety Checks After London Tower Block Fire
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday Britain must hold a national investigation into exterior cladding used on high-rise buildings after all those checked after the deadly London tower block blaze this month failed safety tests.
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London Tower Blocks Evacuated As 34 Buildings Fail Fire Tests
Britain said 34 high-rise apartment blocks had failed fire safety checks carried out after the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze, including several in north London where residents were forced to evacuate amid chaotic scenes.
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Police Consider Manslaughter Charges Over Deadly London Tower Block Blaze
British investigators said on Friday they would consider bringing manslaughter charges over the London tower block fire that killed at least 79 people.
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Deadly London Tower Blaze Began In Hotpoint Fridge Freezer: Report
A fire that killed at least 79 people at a London tower block started in a Hotpoint fridge freezer, and the outside cladding engulfed by the blaze has since been shown to fail all safety tests, London police said today.
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After Deadly London Tower Block Fire, Local Council Chief Resigns
The chief executive of a London borough where a tower block fire killed at least 79 people in Britain's worst blaze since World War Two has resigned.
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After London Fire Theresa May Says Other Tower Blocks Have Combustible Cladding
A number of British tower blocks have combustible cladding, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday, citing the results of tests conducted after a fire killed at least 79 people in London.Flames spread rapidly up the 24-storey residential tower block last week, trapping people inside, in what was Britain's worst blaze since World War Two. Exter...
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Theresa May Apologises For Response To London Tower Block Fire
Theresa May while apologising in the Parliament said "That was a failure of the state, local and national, to help people when they needed it most. As prime minister I apologise for that failure."
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Britons Cry For London Tower Fire Victims As Death Toll Rises To 79
The death toll from a fire that ravaged a London tower block last week has risen to 79, police said on Monday, as the government tried to show it was improving its handling of a tragedy that has angered the public.
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Railway Track Near London Tower Blaze Closed At Fire Brigade's Request
A railway track which lies in the shadow of a London tower block that was gutted by a deadly blaze this week was closed on Saturday at the request of the fire brigade, the city's transport authority said.
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Theresa May Called 'Coward' By Angry Crowd After Pledging Fire Aid
Prime Minister Theresa May was greeted by angry crowds shouting "coward" after she promised support for victims of a fire in a London tower block that claimed at least 30 lives.
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'Fire's Here Now, Goodbye': Syrian Refugee's Last Message In London Blaze
A 23-year-old Syrian student, who had fled his war-hit country and arrived in the UK three years ago, was today named as the first victim of the west London inferno which killed 17 people.
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Number Of Deaths From London Tower Block Fire Now 17: British Police
The number of deaths from the London tower block fire has risen to 17 and the figure is expected to rise further, police said on Thursday.
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Firefighters Yet To Fully Search Burnt London Tower Block: Fire Brigade Chief
Firefighters have not been able to conduct a comprehensive search of the 24-storey block of flats in west London that went up in flames because it is not safe for them to walk to the edges of the building, the fire brigade chief said on Thursday.
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Massive London Fire, 30 Hospitalized, Many Still Trapped On Upper Floors
A huge fire engulfed a 27-storey block of flats in central London on Wednesday, injuring at least 30 people and possibly trapping some residents who were sleeping inside the towering inferno.
