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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

Councils move residents out of ‘glass box’ building after air conditioning switch off

Homeless families living in a London tower block have begun to be moved out by their councils, after reports of the building’s air conditioning units being intentionally switched off.

Several children were rushed to hospital due to extreme heat after the incident, The Independent recently reported, with parents describing fainting and nosebleeds.

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