Flats fire must be ‘wake-up call’ say evacuated residents

Fire investigators continued to assess the scene today

People living in the block of flats in Edinburgh which was severely damaged by a fire say it needs to be a wake-up call, in efforts to remove cladding materials which helped the flames spread quickly.

It comes as the Fire Brigades Union tells us the incident in Bonnington – one of the biggest at a residential property in living memory – highlights the importance of height appliances after recent cutbacks.

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