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UK finds 34 high-rise apartment buildings with unsafe siding
June 24, 2017 - 1:13 PM

LONDON - Britain's fire-safety crisis expanded substantially Saturday as authorities said 34 high-rise apartment blocks across the country had cladding that failed fire safety tests. London officials scrambled to evacuate four public housing towers after experts found them "not safe for people to sleep in overnight."
London council evacuates residents amid fire safety concerns
June 23, 2017 - 3:37 PM

LONDON - One London community is evacuating some 800 households from five publicly owned apartment towers because of safety concerns following the devastating fire that killed 79 people in a west London high-rise last week.
GE recalls 1.3 million dishwashers in US, Canada because of fire hazard
August 09, 2012 - 12:29 PM

TORONTO - General Electric is recalling more than a million dishwashers in the United States and Canada because of heating elements that can fail and cause fires.
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UK finds 34 high-rise apartment buildings with unsafe siding