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Residents are evacuated from the Taplow Tower residential block as a precautionary measure following concerns over the type of cladding used on the outside of the building on the Chalcots Estate in north London, Britain, June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Five London Towers Evacuated Over Fire Safety Concerns

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 24, 2017 | World

Nearly 4,000 residents were forced to leave their apartments in north London late Friday after fire checks carried out in the wake of the deadly Grenfell Tower inferno found the buildings to be unsafe. The cladding on the five Chalcots Estate towers is similar to that...

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Flames engulfing the Grenfell Tower apartment building in London on Wednesday. Credit Toby Melville/Reuters

London Fire Shows Why Britons Don’t Trust the System

by Heather Brooke | Jun 16, 2017 | Opinion

LONDON — Helicopters are not unusual in London, but the intense buzzing from the sky at 5 a.m. roused me early. From my balcony, I could see a huge plume of smoke billowing up from behind trees. It came from a blaze at Grenfell Tower, a 24-floor residential building,...

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This handout image received by local resident Giulio Thuburn early on June 14, 2017 shows flames engulfing a 27-storey block of flats in west London. – AFP

Some Dead, 50 Injured in London Tower Block Major Fire

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 14, 2017 | World

More than 200 firefighters tackled a huge blaze at a 27-story block of flats in west London on Wednesday. The fire killed some people and injured about 50 people, as many residents were trapped while others were sleeping inside the burning tower. 200 firefighters...