#building-safety

#building-safety

The more than 1,100 buildings marked as vulnerable 'need to be retrofitted in order to be safer in an earthquake.'

Unknown flaming objects are partly responsible for a fire that swept through a block of flats in Dagenham, leaving over 80 homeless. Residents were forced to flee after the Spectrum Building on Freshwater Road in Dagenham was engulfed in flames in the early hours of the morning on August 26 last year.

A large fire erupted in a tower block on Leman Street, south of Aldgate, affecting two flats, but no injuries have been reported.

The delay comes after developers said the tax could increase building costs and result in the government missing its target to build 1.5 million homes by 2030.

A spokesperson for the Five Rivers Bar Grill & Restaurant expressed regret over the closure, stating, 'We regret to inform our valued customers that our establishment is currently closed due to an ongoing dispute with the building landlords regarding the structural integrity and safety of the building.' The management reassured customers that they are monitoring the situation with support from local authorities.

More than 100 residents were evacuated from The Combe in Munster Square after a crack was discovered on a ninth-floor wall, prompting safety assessments.