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Originally Posted by Coverman
We have had our own high rise scandal here. Fire spreading upwards via external decorative cladding acting I think as a conduit. The cladding,sold for use this use, turns out to be highly inflammables. 70 odd people died in one building , but now hundreds of others with this cladding have been declared unsafe. The poor individual owners are having to pay huge sums, which most cannot afford, to have the buildings made safe. In the meantime, unsurprisingly, their properties are unsaleable. This aluminium cladding is supplied by a French company, although I think the ultimate owners are either from the US or Canada. I cannot understand why our Government isn't making this company pay for everything.
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The lack proper building codes was the problem with that building.