Cladding fire risks have been known for years. Lives depend on acting now, with no more delays
- Written by Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Lecturer in Architecture, UNSW
The fire at the Neo200 building on Spencer Street in the Melbourne CBD this week has eerie similarities to the Grenfell Tower disaster. Fortunately, instead of 72 people dead as at Grenfell, only one person was hospitalised for smoke inhalation.
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