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UK fire safety


2 days ago
Montage showing Grenfell Tower and protesters carrying placards that read: THIS MUCH EVIDENCE STILL NO CHARGES #demandcharges

I heard years of Grenfell testimony. Here's why the disaster could have been prevented

Opportunities missed and warnings unheeded - what the public inquiry into the fire has been told.

2 days ago
BBC InDepth
3 days ago
The red and grey apartment block has seven floors, with two fire trucks outside and a police car. The seventh and sixth floor been burnt and whole building evacuated.

Council knew about fire building's Grenfell cladding

The cladding fitted was aluminum composite material which has now been banned by the government.

3 days ago
Berkshire
4 days ago
Philippa Rene stands at the front of a group of the Dagenham residents

No alarm and escape was locked, say fire victims

More than 80 people were evacuated from the east London tower block in the early hours of Monday.

4 days ago
London
6 days ago
Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade Andy Roe

Dagenham investigation will be 'complex' - fire chief

London Fire Brigade Commissioner Andy Roe says parts of the block remain inaccessible after the fire.

6 days ago
London
20 Aug 2024
Churchmans House building in Ipswich

Flat owners face uncertain future amid safety issues

Leaseholders at Churchmans House are waiting to find out if they will receive government funding.

20 Aug 2024
Suffolk
15 Aug 2024
Lucy Tissington in a white top, standing outside Clayewater Court, which is blurred in the background

'I'm stuck in my flat and nobody is helping'

Lucy Tissington is desperate to move but says no-one can get a mortgage on her flat due to its cladding.

15 Aug 2024
Bristol
16 Jul 2024
Burnt out roof of Dalston Lane flats

'I've seen solar panels go up in flames before'

About 50 people were evacuated after the flat-block fire, thought to have started in its solar panels.

16 Jul 2024
London
10 Jun 2024
A birds nest among charred branches

Thousands of trees 'killed by cigarette butt fire'

A cigarette is thought to have caused the fire during a hot spell in May in the Forest of Dean.

10 Jun 2024
Gloucestershire
1 Jun 2024
A man looking at a fire extinguisher whilst a woman looks on

Fire inspectors visit venues ahead of summer season

Inspectors visited hotels across the Isle of Wight to prepare them for the tourist season.

1 Jun 2024

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