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For example, nothing was done to replace similar cladding found in hundreds of other high-rise buildings. Or with similar, deadly fire hazard risks found in old
by rich_sasha 5y ago
For example, nothing was done to replace similar cladding found in hundreds of other high-rise buildings. Or with similar, deadly fire hazard risks found in older council buildings.
Or rather, not nothing. Live human watchmen are patrolling hundreds of buildings and will wake everyone up in case there’s a fire; because there are no fire alarms and if a fire does break out, you have no time to spare at all. Oh and the residents have to pay for this.
But the people who built these, designed them, accepted as safe, or indeed set the regulation, that’s all fine.
https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/insight/waking-watches-the-scale-of-englands-building-safety-crisis-unveiled-65882 https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/insight/waking-watch...
- CheezeIt 5y agoIt sounds like the residents should move out.
- rich_sasha 5y agoThat’s the kicker. These flats legally cannot be sold because they are unsafe! Not rented out. So unless you can afford to abandon them, there’s no option but to pray and stay. Heck, you might be paying a mortgage on it! Of course if you are a council house renter, as many inhabitants are, then you can’t move out anyway, you’re there because you have no other options.