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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alexander Butler

The RAAC concrete ‘ticking time bomb’ that schools were warned about years ago

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Last year, construction experts warned RAAC was a “ticking time bomb” and estimated around “half” of the four million non residential buildings in the UK were affected by the material.

Now, more than 100 schools, nurseries and colleges in England have been told by the government to close classrooms and other buildings that contain aerated concrete that is prone to collapse.

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