• Fire guts tower block during cladding removal work

    Fire guts tower block during cladding removal work
    Fire brigade leaders are demanding an urgent investigation after a blaze tore through a building undergoing cladding removal work in east London on Monday morning.
    More than 200 firefighters were needed to bring the blaze under control at the six-storey Spectrum Building in Dagenham.
    The building was shrouded in scaffolding to allow remedial work to the top two floors where non-compliant cladding was being replaced.Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union general secretary, said: “Once again, a fir

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