The German city of Wuppertal, citing raised concerns after a deadly fire in London, on Tuesday began evacuating about 72 people from an 11-storey residential building after it was found to contain flammable materials, city officials said. Fire inspectors have reviewed Wuppertal's roughly 70 high-rise buildings, according to spokeswoman Martina Eckermann, since the London fire, which killed at least 79 people. Eckermann said it was unclear if the flammable material was similar to that used in the London building. She said the Wuppertal building's fire escape routes also relied on external balconies that could not be used if the facade material caught fire, and it was too tall to use ladders for evacuations. (This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Source: dna June 27, 2017 18:33 UTC