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Safety standards are improved. now, these are people on low incomes who depend on state housing and many dont have a lot of options of where to go. last night they were offered a mattress on a floor at a nearby gym. but local officials say these buildings are a fire risk. fire safety inspectors say tests prove the external on these buildings is not fire resistant. there are also problems inside with fire doors and gas pipes. local government officials have been urgency checking similar -- urgent...

Government officials have been urgently checking similar apartment lofts, the prime minister says authorities are acting to avoid another tragedy. >> we have samples of plotting and materials on tower blocks. many found not to be fire safety standards as required and that is why action is being taken. >> now, it was ten days ago that at least 79 people died in a blaze at a high-rise apartment in a building in west london. that fire spread with horrifying speed trapping people in their apartments...

Days ago at least 79 people died in that blaze in west london, that fire spread, tracking people in their apartment and planning covers the building, key contributing factors, the intensity of the fire may be a banned substance to be established by the investigation, police are considering an investigation, possible criminal charges installing it. many more people living in similar buildings face a real risk. they have been given emergency shelter, as much as it will flow, many people say they w...

External cladding on these buildings isnt fire resistant. now, they also found problems inside with fire doors and gas pipes. and local officials, local government officials have urgently been checking similar apartment blocks in the area and across the country. the prime minister saying that authorities are acting fast now to try to avoid another tragedy like grenfell. now, of course, you remember it was ten days ago that at least 79 people died in this fire in this high-rise building in west l...

Fire safety inspectors say tests prove the external cladding on these buildings is not fire resistant. there are also problems inside with fire doors and gas pipes. local government officials have been urgently checking similar apartment blocs. the prime minister says authorities are acting fast to to avoid another tragedy like the deadly fire at grenfell. 79 people died in this high-rise buildings in west london just ten days ago. the fire spread with horrifying speed, trapping people whod been...

Now, these are people on low incomes who depend on state housing and many dont have a lot of options of where to go. last night they were offered a mattress on a floor at a nearby gym. but local officials say these buildings are a fire risk. fire safety inspectors say tests prove the external on these buildings is not fire resistant. there are also problems inside with fire doors and gas pipes. local government officials have been urgency checking similar -- urgently checking similar apartment b...

Safety standards are improved. now these are people on low incomes who depend on statehousing and many dont have a lot of options of where to go. last night they were offered a mattress on a floor at a nearby gym. but local officials say these buildings are a fire risk. fire safety inspectors say tests prove the external on these buildings are not fire resistant. also problems inside with fire doors and gas pipes. local government officials have been urgently checking similar apartment blocks. t...

Were told the fire doors would protect them. that clearly wasnt the case and questions are whether that was the wrong information. >> shannon: devastating to hear that after the fact. it seems theres been a bit of a political backlash response as well. >> this is becoming very political now. a lot of these questions asked by safety regulates high enough, or warnings ignored by local politicians? shes been criticizing of failing to do so yesterday. that led to accusations that they are not engagi...

>> where this steel is actually twisted and wrapped in the back of the building, we can see fire spread and atf and our local investigators feel very strongly they have identified the section of the building that is the area of origin. >> reporter: and they are also hoping that after they are able to shore up the building that the firefighters will be able to get back in there, investigators will be able to get back in there somewhere between noon and 4:00 p.m. local time so that they can contin...

>> reporter: swan vega has lived in the warehouse, or what people call the ghost ship, from the beginning. it was a place for artists to do their work. even though she had reservations about its safety, she is defending its purpose and the celebration that turned tragic on friday night. >> there was no rave. it is very disrespectful to those who died because this was our gathering place. and it was not a nightclub, it was not for profit, it was just our community house. >> reporter: the enclave ...