Official guidance is being drawn up to help prevent a repeat of the Lakanal House tower block tragedy. The Communities and Local Government department last week held a meeting to discuss the guidelines, which has the first drafted section badged up Safe as houses? Fires in flats and their impact. Representatives from 17 public and private sector organisations were invited to the CLG’s Eland House Office in central London to discuss the safety blueprint. It will examine how fire safety risk assessments, good design and the lessons learned from the Lakanal House fire, which claimed six lives in July 2009, can improve fire safety. Read more on Inside Housing.
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