| Latimer Road 02:31 - Jun 14 with 100652 views | stowmarketrange |
A big fire in a tower block in Latimer Road just been reported on 5live.Eyewitness says there are people trapped on the upper floors.
I hope everyone gets out safely. | | | |  |
| Latimer Road on 10:13 - Jun 22 with 3446 views | 2Thomas2Bowles |
The Council did say , they are not forcing people to move back....
So they are just left in limbo [Post edited 22 Jun 2017 10:14]
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| Latimer Road on 10:51 - Jun 22 with 3393 views | 2Thomas2Bowles |
May in commons statement
Cladding tests on high rise flats have shown some of the material to be "combustible", says the prime minister.
Tower blocks across the UK are being subjected to tests after the blaze at Grenfell Tower, which left 79 people dead or missing, presumed dead.
In a Commons statement, Theresa May said all local authorities responsible for the tested flats had been informed. | |
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| Latimer Road on 10:59 - Jun 22 with 3379 views | Juzzie |
I would hope that anyone resigning of their own free will in the hope to escape anything would still be brought to account in a Court of law if it got to that stage. | | | |
| Latimer Road on 11:04 - Jun 22 with 3371 views | johncharles |
I remember many years ago after some politician resigned, a lorry a driver at work said to me "if I come in tomorrow morning and tell you the lorry and whole load has disappeared. I resign. Would that be okay and would I still get my pension " | |
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| Latimer Road on 11:05 - Jun 22 with 3369 views | Juzzie |
The last line was a bit unnecessary. Not only am I not heated about it (why would you think that?) but the choice of word is a bit inappropriate I think.
Anyway, your previous paragraph does support my point so thanks for that. | | | |
| Latimer Road on 11:15 - Jun 22 with 3349 views | BromleyHoop |
Injustice upon injustice upon injustice. | |
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| Latimer Road on 11:31 - Jun 22 with 3327 views | 2Thomas2Bowles |
Warning Political post
Bottom line here is that for 40 years there has been very little spent on new council homes and a massive growth in homes/investment properties for the elite.
That has been lead by governments, they build this fire over many years. [Post edited 22 Jun 2017 11:32]
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| Latimer Road on 11:52 - Jun 22 with 3284 views | Northernr |
Errr, sorry, 'informed'? Informed and what? Informed and told to move people out immediately while work to remove it is carried out urgently presumably? Or is this "down to the individual councils as well? Cos that worked really well before. If another one goes up tonight what defence would there possibly be for leaving people living in it? | | | |
| Latimer Road on 11:56 - Jun 22 with 3271 views | DannytheR |
Choice of language aside, I do also think it's a strange choice of subject to focus on.
It's a bit like responding to news of the Titanic by demanding to know if people onboard had bunked the fare. | | | |
| Latimer Road on 11:59 - Jun 22 with 3255 views | 2Thomas2Bowles |
You got it | |
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| Latimer Road on 12:03 - Jun 22 with 3246 views | DannytheR |
Thanks for posting this. It's becoming increasingly obvious down there that the people in the low-rises have been left swinging in the wind. Also on a very practical level, most of west London is getting jumpy about WTF happens to the shell of the tower. Clearly I'm not a structural engineer but in the first couple of nights afterwards people were reporting audible creaking.
The asbestos situation is very grim to consider too. [Post edited 22 Jun 2017 12:04]
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| Latimer Road on 12:14 - Jun 22 with 3227 views | 2Thomas2Bowles |
Downing Street has confirmed that three samples of cladding from tower blocks in England have been found to be combustible.
The estimate from councils in England is that 600 high rise buildings have cladding similar to that which was used on Grenfell Tower.
The spokeswoman said "it's a matter of absolute urgency that residents are informed" and this was being done now.
She said that councils were being asked to send samples in urgently. Up to 100 samples can be tested a day.
Letter comes in 3 weeks.... you are living in a tinder box covered in burnable plastic, if a fire starts jump out the window. | |
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| Latimer Road on 12:33 - Jun 22 with 3203 views | Juzzie |
I'm not focussing on it. It's all part of the broader scope of what's going on and I think is relevant. Of course, it indeed is no way a priority but is still something that needs to be addressed at some point
"It's a bit like responding to news of the Titanic by demanding to know if people onboard had bunked the fare." - Yes, so that the Cruise Ships can then stop others from doing the same. No? [Post edited 22 Jun 2017 12:35]
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| Latimer Road on 12:37 - Jun 22 with 3183 views | DannytheR |
Not really, no. The Titanic didn't sink because the people on it were travelling in the wrong compartments. | | | |
| Latimer Road on 12:49 - Jun 22 with 3149 views | Juzzie |
Like I keep saying, it's all part of a broader situation. | | | |
| Latimer Road OMG on 11:20 - Jun 23 with 2848 views | BerkoRanger |
Fire chief now reckons a Hotpoint FF 175 BP Fridge Freezer was to blame for the fire.
Used to be available on Amazon. Look what the reviewer wrote....
By Johny on 23 Jun. 2017
It exploded from overheating almost caused fire! had to throw it. Seller can't care less. | | | |
| Latimer Road OMG on 11:29 - Jun 23 with 2811 views | TheChef |
Done a brilliant job to correctly identify the appliance. Amazed it didn't get incinerated! | |
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| Latimer Road OMG on 11:32 - Jun 23 with 2807 views | Maggsinho |
They managed to put the original fire out so the more extensive damage was elsewhere. | | | |
| Latimer Road OMG on 12:06 - Jun 23 with 2768 views | TheChef |
Great timing on that Amazon comment as well. | |
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| Latimer Road on 12:25 - Jun 23 with 2742 views | johncharles |
Bit of a red herring. It doesn't much matter what started the fire, it's the way it spread so quickly and uncontrollably that is the big worry. | |
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| Latimer Road on 22:32 - Jun 23 with 2565 views | colinallcars |
Camden council currently moving people from 800 homes into temporary accomodation which it seems is a leisure centre, for about four weeks. They must be worried and putting the safety of the tenants first, but it's going to be really tough for the residents who have jobs to hold down and families to care for. Camden are going to have to really support these folks during this period. | | | |
| Latimer Road on 22:46 - Jun 23 with 2538 views | Northernr |
If you want your response done right, get a QPR fan involved. Compare this to May, Khan, Leadsome etc
Camden saying Rydon installed a lower spec cladding than they originally said and was approved. Classy company. | | | |
| Latimer Road on 23:33 - Jun 23 with 2486 views | 2Thomas2Bowles |
Some serious jail time needs to be handed out.
Hearing it's really hard to prove it's corporate manslaughter.
I'm also wondering if counterfeit materials were use. | |
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