UK: Panels ‘commonly used on buildings’ failed fire tests carried out in 2004
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 17): Panels “commonly used on buildings in the UK” failed fire tests carried out back in 2004, the BBC reported yesterday.
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 17): Panels “commonly used on buildings in the UK” failed fire tests carried out back in 2004, the BBC reported yesterday.
On June 14, 2017, 72 lives were claimed by the fire tragedy at Grenfell Tower (UK) in the wee hours.
KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Some London residents are still living in homes covered in the infamous flammable ACM cladding, the cause of the tragic fire that consumed Grenfell Tower almost four years ago.
PETALING JAYA (April 10): The 2017 Grenfell fire literally exposed the lack of compliance to building safety standards, where flammable cladding has been identified as the cause of the rapid spread of the blaze.
PETALING JAYA (June 14): A 20-storey block in Lewisham, south London, caught fire early in the morning – on the same day of the Grenfell Tower fire’s first anniversary.
PETALING JAYA (March 10): Victoria will ban the use of flammable cladding material in its response to the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in London last year that claimed 71 lives, reported The Age.
PETALING JAYA (June 21): In view of the recent tragic Grenfell Tower fire in North Kensington in London, the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) has urged building owners in Malaysia to inspect their buildings’ fire safety features.