LONDON — The Latest on the London high-rise fire (all times local):3:10 p.m.British police have increased the toll in the Grenfell Tower fire to 80 dead or presumed dead. Earlier Wednesday, Prime Minister Theresa May said authorities have tested 120 high-rise buildings in dozens of areas across Britain and found that all were fitted with external cladding panels that failed fire safety tests. Flammable cladding has been blamed for the rapid spread of the Grenfell blaze. ——1:30 p.m.British Prime Minister Theresa May says that 120 high-rise buildings in 37 parts of Britain have failed fire-safety tests — a 100-per cent failure rate. Authorities are urgently testing buildings’ cladding in the wake of the June 14 blaze at London’s Grenfell Tower, which killed at least 79 people.

Source: National Post June 28, 2017 14:18 UTC