Another major fire outbreak in flats in London.

Spanish Eyes

This looks horrible. Hope everyone got out ok. Looks like wood cladding or something.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/barking-fire-huge-blaze-breaks-out-at-block-of-flats-in-east-london-a4163006.html

Not a mention on the BBC website, so hopefully that means all is well, apart from people losing their homes.

Your Face

Looking like everyone got out.

I wonder what the fire investigation will uncover.

pinkyeye

Jesus it looks like it went up like a tinderbox and the article says that it's a new build?

kneemos

Wooden balconies apparently.

Odhinn

On the Beeb now. Thankfully no one dead.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-48574044

pinkyeye

kneemos wrote: »

Wooden balconies apparently.

How could that be allowed in a new build??

It just seems nuts that this type of thing is not next to impossible in a new build of apartments.

I work in a place that was built in 2012 and it has the ability for a fire to be locked into one area for up to three hours.

I don't get why blocks of flats don't have the same given that there are so many more lives involved??

voluntary

Irish regulation demands each separate apartment should ba able to contain fire for a minimum of 60 minutes. In reality, both apartments and semi-d/terraced houses do not comply.

Flammable balconies? Mad.

JP Liz V1

pinkyeye wrote: »

How could that be allowed in a new build??

It just seems nuts that this type of thing is not next to impossible in a new build of apartments.

I work in a place that was built in 2012 and it has the ability for a fire to be locked into one area for up to three hours.

I don't get why blocks of flats don't have the same given that there are so many more lives involved??

How did the building pass safety inspection?

At least no serious injuries or fatalities

ILoveYourVibes

Deja Vu.

dublinman1990

That looked nasty. I am glad everyone who lived in those flats were not killed by the fire.

cursai

Portrait mode video. **** .