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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Rachael Burford

Homeless families moved out of block where air con was switched off during heatwave

London councils have begun moving homeless families out of a tower block owned by a billionaire property mogul after air conditioning for temporary accommodation flats was turned off as the heatwave hit.

At least two children living in Britannia Point in Colliers Wood, south-west London, were reportedly hospitalised as temperatures in their apartments soared to 37C when the units were manually switched off.

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