Envy Apartment

A resident of a Bristol apartment block revealed to have Grenfell Tower-style cladding has urged the building's owners to replace it. Philip Hoang, 57, who has lived in the Eclipse building at Cabot Circus for three years, had not heard from property managers about the fire safety risk before being alerted to the problem by the Bristol Post . "I feel scared," said Mr Hoang. "I can quite easily see a fire happening here, and there is no way we would survive it. "It’s such a nice building, but obviously if it’s similar material then they have to take it off and renew it - nothing else will work." Avon Fire and Rescue Service confirmed today that the landmark tower block , which stands above the city's Harvey Nichols department store , used similar materials to those which were blamed for spreading the devastating blaze at Grenfell Tower in London, which claimed the lives of at least 80 people. Three beaches closed after broken pipe leaks sewage ...

Honolulu City Council deferred a bill requiring older high -rises to install fire sprinkler systems .  After the 7-alarm fire that killed four  people inside Honolulu 's Marco Polo building -- many owners took a closer look at their building's safety features . "Some are more vulnerable than others, and that's what we've always been saying, you know, one size does not fit all," said Jane Sugimura, President of the Hawaii Association of Apartment Owners.   For some, walking through the dark halls of the 26th floor is a haunting reminder of a long held belief at Honolulu Fire Department . "Without a doubt if there were sprinklers in this apartment building, the fire would be contained in to the unit of origin," said Chief Manuel Neves , of Honolulu Fire Department .  Fire officials say sprinklers save lives , but the Hawaii Association of Apartment Owners says-- not all buildings are built the same way..  "I will tell you right now that nobody h...