Some 34 high-rise buildings in 17 local authorities across England have failed fire cladding safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, the British government says.
The announcement came as around 3000 residents of the Chalcots Estate in Camden, north London, face weeks in temporary accommodation after four tower blocks were evacuated.
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said testing of potentially combustible cladding "is running around the clock".
"So far the cladding from 34 high-rise buildings, in 17 local authority areas, has failed the combustibility test," he added.
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