The towers in the Swiss Cottage area of north London, containing around 800 homes, were deemed unsafe following urgent tests on their exterior cladding, which was installed by the same contractor as on the Grenfell Tower. Following the snap decision, residents were told to muster at the local library. "Grenfell changes everything and I don't believe we can take any risks," Georgia Gould, leader of the Camden Council local authority, told reporters. "All we care about is getting people safely into accommodation while we do these urgent works. A total of 79 people are presumed dead in the June 14 Grenfell Tower blaze in Kensington, west London.

Source: The Nation Bangkok June 23, 2017 20:15 UTC