Families demand cladding investigation after fleeing from Wembley flats fire

Families have demanded an investigation after fire tore through their north London block of flats.

Firefighters were still dampening down the block in Elm Road, Wembley, on Tuesday morning, 16 hours after hundreds of people were first evacuated.

Brent North MP Barry Gardiner said the block’s managers were “repeatedly warned” about fire safety risks after learning the building had “unsafe cladding” three years ago.

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