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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

Children hospitalised after air conditioning turned off in tower block during UK heatwave

Three children living in a London temporary accommodation block were rushed to hospital after parents claimed they were told use of air conditioning in the building was not allowed.

Around 60 homeless families living in Britannia Point in Colliers Wood allegedly had their cooling units switched off by their immediate landlord without warning during the recent record-breaking heatwaves.

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