London's fire safety comes under review

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The London Planning and Housing Committee has launched a review of current fire safety regulations with regard to the capital's residential buildings.

Fire risk poses a serious problem for the city, where more than two per cent of the population live on the fifth floor or higher.

The investigation will focus on the planning and construction of new timber-framed properties as well as occupied tall buildings in London.

Chair Jenny Jones commented: "There are many regulations and policies around fire safety but we need to be sure they are robust and are being translated into measures that cut the risk of a fire and save lives.

"It is critical new-builds are fire-safe from the moment construction begins, and that our existing tall buildings meet safety standards."

The review follows news of at least two fires on sites where timber-framed buildings were under construction in the past couple of months.
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09 February 2010 14:32 GMT

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