There are concerns over the wellbeing of students who were forced to leave a Newcastle housing block that was deemed a fire hazard.
Residents of the Rialto Building, near Northumbria University’s city campus, had to be evacuated on Tuesday after fire bosses served a prohibition notice on it because of safety concerns. The city’s council leader has been questioned about where the students who live there are being rehoused, as one councillor claimed that the displaced occupants were “offered a church floor to sleep on”.
However, it has since been denied that any students did sleep at the neighbouring City Church on Melbourne Street.
