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A Basingstoke apartment block has combustible cladding similar to that of Grenfell Tower, The Gazette can reveal. A BASINGSTOKE apartment block is covered in similar combustible cladding that fatally wrapped Grenfell Tower, The Gazette can reveal. The external cladding at Crown Heights, which has around 250 flats, contains the flammable material expanded polystyrene and features no fire breaks. It means that should there be a blaze, it could engulf the whole building in a similar manner to the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017. The block, located on Alencon Link and managed by FirstPort, failed a recent cladding inspection with the engineer concluding that an adequate standard of safety is not achieved , adding remedial and interim measures are required.