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High Rise - Low Safety

John Waite investigates the safety failures exposed in tower blocks following the deaths of six people in a high-rise fire in London.

John Waite presents the investigative consumer series.

The deaths of six people in a tower block fire in London in July 2009 have revealed poor to non-existent fire safety standards in some similar residential buildings. At many there was no fire risk assessment - one has even been condemned as too unsafe for people to live in. We reveal that it had been visited by the fire service on a regular basis because of broken lifts, yet only after the London fire did it become clear the building was unsafe.

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27 minutes

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Thu 7 Jan 2010 12:30

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  • Thu 7 Jan 2010 12:30