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Video: 25 Fire Engines, 125 Firefighters Control Tower Block Blaze In UK
Amidst a record-breaking heatwave in the United Kingdom, around 125 firefighters and 25 fire engines were called to extinguish a large blaze at the top of a tower block in east London.
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Fire Breaks Out At 19-Storey London Tower Block
Firefighters in London were tackling a blaze at a 19-storey block of flats in the east of the city on Friday, with smoke emerging from parts of the 8th, 9th and 10th floors and ambulances treating people in the area.
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British Police Suspect Corporate Manslaughter Over Tower Blaze: Report
British police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire that killed at least 80 people in London last month said there are grounds to suspect that corporate manslaughter may have been committed by the local council, the BBC reported on Thursday.
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Honolulu Tower Blaze Kills Three, Including Mother And Son: Report
Firefighters battled a blaze on Friday in a 36-story condominium tower in Honolulu, as media reported that at least three people died and several others could be trapped in their homes
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Britain Appoints Judge To Lead Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry
British Prime Minister Theresa May promised on Thursday a public inquiry into the deadly London tower block blaze would leave no stone unturned as she confirmed a retired judge would lead the investigation.At least 80 people are presumed dead following the blaze on June 14 that gutted the 24-story Grenfell Tower social housing block in west London,...
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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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UK Fire Fears Continue As 60 Buildings Deemed Unsafe
The fallout from London's devastating tower block blaze continued on Sunday with the government announcing 60 high-rises have failed safety tests, as an insurance body said they had warned officials of the fire risks.
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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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UK Firefighters Battle Blaze At Low-Rise Building In East London
Ten fire engines and 72 firefighters were battling a blaze in east London on Saturday after flames engulfed a third-floor apartment in a low-rise block of buildings, injuring one man who was taken to hospital.
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Five London Tower Blocks Evacuated Over Fire Safety Concerns
Thousands of residents in a sprawling north London housing estate were forced to leave their apartments late on Friday after fire checks carried out in the wake of the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze found the buildings to be unsafe
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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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Police Mull Manslaughter Charges Over London Blaze
Manslaughter charges could be filed over London's deadly tower blaze, police said Friday after finding that outside cladding had failed safety tests and that the fire started with a faulty fridge
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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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Video: 25 Fire Engines, 125 Firefighters Control Tower Block Blaze In UK
Amidst a record-breaking heatwave in the United Kingdom, around 125 firefighters and 25 fire engines were called to extinguish a large blaze at the top of a tower block in east London.
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Fire Breaks Out At 19-Storey London Tower Block
Firefighters in London were tackling a blaze at a 19-storey block of flats in the east of the city on Friday, with smoke emerging from parts of the 8th, 9th and 10th floors and ambulances treating people in the area.
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British Police Suspect Corporate Manslaughter Over Tower Blaze: Report
British police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire that killed at least 80 people in London last month said there are grounds to suspect that corporate manslaughter may have been committed by the local council, the BBC reported on Thursday.
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Honolulu Tower Blaze Kills Three, Including Mother And Son: Report
Firefighters battled a blaze on Friday in a 36-story condominium tower in Honolulu, as media reported that at least three people died and several others could be trapped in their homes
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Britain Appoints Judge To Lead Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry
British Prime Minister Theresa May promised on Thursday a public inquiry into the deadly London tower block blaze would leave no stone unturned as she confirmed a retired judge would lead the investigation.At least 80 people are presumed dead following the blaze on June 14 that gutted the 24-story Grenfell Tower social housing block in west London,...
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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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UK Fire Fears Continue As 60 Buildings Deemed Unsafe
The fallout from London's devastating tower block blaze continued on Sunday with the government announcing 60 high-rises have failed safety tests, as an insurance body said they had warned officials of the fire risks.
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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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UK Firefighters Battle Blaze At Low-Rise Building In East London
Ten fire engines and 72 firefighters were battling a blaze in east London on Saturday after flames engulfed a third-floor apartment in a low-rise block of buildings, injuring one man who was taken to hospital.
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Five London Tower Blocks Evacuated Over Fire Safety Concerns
Thousands of residents in a sprawling north London housing estate were forced to leave their apartments late on Friday after fire checks carried out in the wake of the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze found the buildings to be unsafe
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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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Police Mull Manslaughter Charges Over London Blaze
Manslaughter charges could be filed over London's deadly tower blaze, police said Friday after finding that outside cladding had failed safety tests and that the fire started with a faulty fridge
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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...
