British government says 27 apartment blocks fail fire safety tests

British government says 27 apartment blocks fail fire safety tests

PETER NICHOLLS

The Department for Communities and Local Government said 27 developments from London in the south east to Manchester in the north and Plymouth on the south-west coast had failed fire tests on the cladding used in the buildings.

Late on Friday nearly 4,000 residents were forced to leave five tower blocks in north London after firefighters said it was unsafe for them to stay.

A spokesman for the Communities department said local government staff would work with the fire services to determine what action needed to be taken next.

(Reporting by Kate Holton; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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