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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Dave Higgens & Susie Beever

Hundreds of residents forced to leave housing block ruled 'serious risk to life'

Hundreds of students have been forced from their homes after firefighters found a "serious risk to life" in their tower block.

Some 300 residents were evacuated from the block in Leeds city centre and have had to move into temporary accommodation after fire fighters discovered a number of fire risks rendering it too dangerous to stay in.

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service served the building's owners with a prohibition notice as crews undertook safety checks as part of the recommendations made by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry's Phase 1 report.

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