The repercussions from the fire tragedy at Grenfell Tower, which killed 72 people in a London high-rise in June 2017, continue to spread through the world of building fire safety. On July 18, the U.K.

Cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower is lethal and must be fixed “as soon as possible”, government fire tests have found. Long-awaited tests carried out on High Pressure Laminate (HPL) ...

High-pressure laminate must be taken down, fire safety advisers tell government More than 100 more tower blocks must be urgently stripped of combustible cladding panels in a significant widening of ...

The government has released the results of its long-awaited tests on a range of cladding products, concluding that none pose the same threat as the cladding used on Grenfell Tower. The government has ...

The government has been accused of a “futile desperation to contain the cladding scandal” as it prepares to combine high-pressure laminate (HPL) material with non-combustible insulation in its ...

The video of the test shows flames reaching the top of the test wall in under eight minutes The owners of tall buildings face pressure to continue removing dangerous cladding, despite coronavirus, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since the Grenfell Tower fire seven years ago, cladding has become the building industry's worst nightmare. A rush to provide ...

Pleas to remove flammable panels were apparently being dismissed as recently as a fortnight ago The government has been accused of downplaying the fire risk posed by the type of cladding that burned ...

Landlords and managers of tower blocks are facing urgent calls to remove cladding, despite coronavirus social distancing measures, as new tests show just how fast flames can spread. In the past ...

The owners of tall buildings face pressure to continue removing dangerous cladding, despite coronavirus, after a new fire test showed how quickly flames can spread. Cladding previously deemed safer ...