Ballymore New Providence Wharf fire should be ‘wake-up call’ to others, LFB says

The commissioner of the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the fire at Ballymore’s New Providence Wharf residential scheme in east London last month should be an “urgent wake-up call” to building owners and managers and called for a “culture change” in all those responsible for fire safety in high-rise buildings.

Poplar fire spread ‘due to timber balconies’, not ACM

Timber decking is believed to have contributed to a fire spreading across three floors of a London residential block last month. Fire broke out at Ballymore’s New Providence Wharf block in Poplar on 7 May. The building, which was completed in 2005, has ACM cladding… The post Poplar fire spread ‘due to timber balconies’, not ACM appeared first on Construction News.

ACM panels ‘not involved’ in east London flats fire

Developer claims Grenfell-style combustible cladding played no part in major fire at SOM’s New Providence Wharf development

ACM ‘not involved’ in Ballymore block blaze

Developer claims Grenfell-style combustible cladding played no part in major fire at New Providence Wharf development

Poplar fire: government spent two years chasing developer on ACM cladding

The government spent two years urging Ballymore to address ACM cladding on a building that caught fire today, it has emerged. The 19-storey block at the New Providence Wharf estate in Poplar caught fire at around 9am this morning (Friday 7 May), with residents evacuated.… The post Poplar fire: government spent two years chasing developer on ACM cladding appeared first on Construction News.