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    London Evacuates More Than 800 Households Due to Safety Concerns

    The evacuations follow a deadly fire at the Grenfell Tower, where flammable cladding likely contributed to the deaths of at least 79 residents.
    by Aria Bendix Jun 24, 2017 2 minutes
    Source: Hannah Mckay / Reuters

    More than 800 London households are being evacuated from the city’s publicly owned apartment towers after failing independent safety tests. The tests come more than a week after a fire at West London’s Grenfell Tower killed at least 79 people, with the death toll expected to rise. The blaze is said to have been accidentally by a refrigerator yesterday that around 600 high-rise buildings in England may contain a similar type of cladding.

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