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Residents evacuate from the Taplow Tower residential block on the Chalcots Estate in north London on June 23, 2017 because of fire safety concerns.
Five residential London tower blocks comprising some 800 homes were being evacuated on June 23 due to fire safety concerns. / AFP PHOTO / Justin TALLIS
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 25, 2017 | World
Thousands of residents from 650 London flats were evacuated Saturday due to fire safety fears in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, but dozens refused to leave their homes, according to local officials. Four of the five Chalcots Estate towers in Camden, north...
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Members of the emergency services work inside burnt out remains of the Grenfell apartment tower in North Kensington, London. REUTERS/Neil Hall
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 22, 2017 | Middle East
An estimated 600 high-rise buildings in England contain cladding similar to that used on a London tower block which caught fire, killing at least 79 people, officials said on Thursday. Flames spread rapidly up the 24-story residential Grenfell Tower last week,...
