Fire safety experts call on government to act 'immediately' over building safety

By Jordan Marshall2018-04-27T13:21:00

Letter urges Theresa May to immediately make three key changes to regulations

Grenfell tower

Fire experts have sent a joint open letter to Theresa May demanding the government acts immediately to address safety in high-risk buildings.

In the letter to the prime minister the group urged government to immediately implement three important regulatory changes to significantly improve fire safety for high-rise and high-risk buildings.

For these types of buildings, which include schools, hospitals and care homes, the fire safety experts urged government to instantly require only non-combustible cladding and insulation be installed.

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