UK: Dozens of London towers fail safety tests

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UK: Dozens of London towers fail safety tests

A scandal over combustible cladding on high-rise residential blocks in Britain’s capital, London, is fast becoming an international issue.

Since the Grenfell Tower fire in London, hundreds of similar tower blocks are now being inspected and dozens found to be unsafe.

And as far away as Australia, there were warnings raised more than two years ago.

Al Jazeera’s Paul Brennan reports from London.

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