Almost 1,150 buildings in London now have fire safety issues

Contractors undertake work at a residential property in Paddington, London, as part of a project to remove and replace non-compliant cladding (PA)

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There are now a total of 1,149 buildings in London that require emergency measures such as waking watches due to fire safety defects, according to the latest data from the London Fire Brigade.

The figure means that more than 100 buildings in the capital have been identified as having fire safety defects since autumn last year, when London Fire Commissioner Andy Roe revealed that London had reached the “unacceptable” milestone of 1,000 unsafe tower blocks.