Residents fearful after fire engulfs Poplar tower block with Grenfell-style cladding
Emergency services were called to the residential area at 9am Pic: Fenella Breaks
Residents living near a 19-storey tower block in Poplar with cladding similar to Grenfell Tower described yesterday how they watched as the fire took hold.
Firefighters battled the blaze on the eighth, ninth and 10th floors of the block at New Providence Wharf, in Poplar, Tower Hamlets, getting it under control by 11.30am.
Building developer Ballymore said last night that the cladding did not combust and “played no part” in causing the fire.
But those living near the fire, which saw two adults taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation and a further 38 adults and four children treated at the scene, spoke of their unease.