The shocking figure represents more than half of 75 private blocks identified as potential fire-traps by an inspection squad since 2018. The owners of only 35 buildings have produced proposals for replacing aluminium composite cladding – the type that caused the 2017 inferno. An estimated 2,600 families living in the 40 blocks have been put at risk by the owners’ inaction. (Image: Darren Pepe)And in total nationwide, it is feared as many as 315 blocks could still have similar unsafe cladding, with the total number of residents in danger estimated at more than 56,000. A Housing Ministry spokesman said the Government had provided £1.6billion to remove unsafe cladding.

Source: Daily Mirror July 04, 2020 20:49 UTC