KUWAIT CITY, Feb 1: Chief of the Kuwait Fire Force, Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Mekrad, warned of the danger of the external cladding of buildings if they do not meet the safety requirements set by ...

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A raging fire that consumed a luxury skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates on New Year’s Eve is raising concerns about the safety of a number of ultra-high towers that have come to define ...

LONDON -- Tests on exterior building materials in other high-rise buildings conducted after the devastating west London fire has shown that some of the panels submitted were combustible, British Prime ...

Several tower blocks in Bristol are being refurbished with new cladding at the moment. With work taking place, or recently completed, at blocks in Barton Hill, Ashton and near St Mary Redcliffe. There ...

People have been evacuated from tower blocks in north London Cladding on 259 high-rise buildings has failed fire safety tests, latest figures reveal. The government announced plans to carry out tests ...