Cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower is lethal and must be fixed “as soon as possible”, government fire tests have found.
Long-awaited tests carried out on High Pressure Laminate (HPL) material - which is wrapped around the homes of thousands of people in the UK - found it was “clear” in some cases it had to be removed.
HPL cladding was deemed unsafe when it was not made with fire retardant or is used alongside a combustible material.
MHCLG announced to Inside Housing on Monday 1st July that any HPL cladding where the insulation is not non-combustible should be stripped and replaced.
Since this announcement is ahead of their own investigation we have to put this down to insight.