Posts Tagged ‘fire safety’
Hackney Council under fire over housing conditions as protesters demand action
Cabinet member says council has ‘gone further’ than Grenfell inquiry’s recommendations
Read MoreFire expert criticises ‘lazy’ risk assessment for Dalston block – carried out a year before the roof went up in flames
Around 50 residents were forced into temporary accommodation by the blaze earlier this summer
Read MoreShould we stay or should we go? Residents of tower block tell of fire safety fears
No second staircase ‘for any existing buildings’, Hackney Council confirms
Read MoreAlsatian ‘back to normal’ after being rescued from fire in Dalston
Kiko was pulled out of a 14-storey block of flats on Tyssen Street earlier this week
Read MoreLeader – Fire alarm
Fire safety should not be a choice, and certainly not one that is put to residents
Read MoreTown Hall to investigate mislabelled fire door at 18-storey block in London Fields
Door confirmed to withstand fire for an hour – despite a sticker on one side suggesting it would only provide 30 minutes’ protection
Read MoreLondon Fire Brigade makes BBQ plea ahead of weekend of hot weather
Capital’s assistant fire chief says grass fires can spread rapidly and cause ‘significant damage’
Read MoreE-bike blaze in Dalston prompts warning from firefighters about dangers of ‘cheaper batteries’
A man was taken to hospital with smoke inhalation following fire caused by failed battery
Read MoreLondon firefighters still not doing ‘real fire training in high-rises’ – six years on from Grenfell
City’s deputy fire chief concedes more ‘realistic’ training is needed after union raises alarm
Read More‘Long overdue’: Any council tower block taller than 30 metres to get ‘alternative evacuation route’
Hackney Mayor calls on government to go further and add another staircase to buildings over 18 metres
Read MoreFire safety: Front doors to be replaced at thousands of ‘highest-risk’ council homes
£30m scheme will see Town Hall install doors designed to withstand fire and smoke for 30 minutes
Read MoreHackney Greens urge council to ban ‘dangerous’ sky lanterns
Councillor Zoë Garbett’s motion also calls for public awareness campaign about fireworks
Read MoreFire safety: Boroughs with greatest number of high-risk buildings revealed – with Hackney in top three
Newly released City Hall figures show Hackney has 87 buildings containing serious safety defects
Read MoreEighty-two Hackney buildings have fire safety defects – the second highest in London
Only Tower Hamlets has more tower blocks that require evacuation in the event of a fire
Read MoreMore than 900 buildings in London need fire safety fixes – and number ‘continues to grow’
Capital’s fire commissioner reveals two-thirds of the 24-hour patrols are down to unresolved cladding issues
Read MoreLondon marks fourth anniversary of Grenfell Tower fire
Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will ‘continue to be relentless in holding those responsible to account’
Read MoreLondon Assembly calls for tenants and leaseholders to be protected from fire safety costs
Sadiq Khan set to ask government to review Building Safety Bill
Read MoreCladding crisis: Homeowners promise summer of protests after Commons defeat
MPs last week voted down amendment designed to protect leaseholders from crippling fire safety costs
Read MoreFirefighters issue barbecuing advice after blaze at Hackney Wick pub
No-one hurt after grill was left too close to a wooden door, but incident prompts safety warning
Read MoreGovernment has ‘spectacularly failed’ to address cladding scandal, says Hackney Mayor
Town Hall backs campaigners who say Whitehall’s new plans do not grasp the ‘size and scope’ of the crisis
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