Jonathan Evans

The Owners of high-rise buildings under the pressure, furthermore, the elimination of dangerous disguise, in spite of coronavirus, according to a new fire test, which showed how quickly The Flames can spread.

disguise, burning previously considered to be safer than in the case of Grenfell Tower almost as fast as the aluminum and plastic plates, the blame for the disaster.

This High Pressure laminate-plates are common in the UK.

Finance, But the government only agreed recently, to their removal.

the Minister had proposed, with this type of cladding has a lower priority than the removal of the aluminum and plastic-type, also known as aluminium Composite Material , or ACM.

A video of the new test, the to The Bbc , shows flames on The Top of a 9m (30ft) test wall in seven minutes and 45 seconds, with temperatures close to 700C.

you should have recorded The Test in The Last 30 Minutes and the temperature should be below 600C to stay.

The results imply that the cladding system could not comply with the standard, But what concerns The Engineer , the Commissioner of The Test is the speed with which The Flames spread.

In identical standardised tests carried out by the government, the Grenfell-type ACM-panel, in the between five and six and a half minutes.

The Test of high-pressure laminate (HPL) panels with a combustible insulation, carried out at the beginning of this month was taken private by the metal cladding and roofing Manufacturers Association (MCRMA).

Dr. Jonathan Evans , a member of the MCRMA, the results were "shocking" and accused about questions, why the government was not more decisive action, this kind of fairing removed

"With the vast majority of the country to stay At Home , because Covid-19 restrictions, it is all the more important that people understand immediately, the risks that occupy The Building ," He Said .

"Even if The Fire does not spread rapidly, do not be complacent, as it can accelerate quickly, as soon as it takes in the Hand. "

He noted that during The Test , around Six Minutes , the panel itself does not burn, was extensively - But then The Fire took hold quickly in the links between the boards and raced to The Top of The Test -rig.

Another important concern, He Said , was the manner in which the plates "pinged off" The Rivets hold in place, creating air space, and that The Fire spread.

A remote-control fire-hose to put out The Flames after The Test was stopped.

The MCRMA has tested retained the name of the two products, But the HPL panel is a "standard" version of a product widely in the construction industry.

Dr. Evans said, he instructs The Test because the government had not done enough to highlight the dangers of HPL-cladding, which is made of paper combined with resin.

in the Past year, the Ministry of housing, communities and Local government made public the results of a more fire-resistant HPL type to be passed.

By contrast, the ACM panel has been tested extensively to spread the triggering of a construction safety crisis, when it was found, The Fire rapidly.

Dr. Evans said, the government seemed to be a consultant, suggesting that ACM was "clearly dangerous".

The Most recent recommendations, stating by the government that the ACM panel is used, in the case of Grenfell, "constitutes a significant fire hazard" and measures should be taken to remove it, "as soon as possible".

The Council for HPL-cladding of The Type tested has always been less urgent: "These systems should be restored," says the government.

last week, housing and communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said the elimination of dangerous disguise was "absolutely necessary" and should the crisis continue while the coronavirus, while maintaining social distancing.

Since the passage of fire, thousands of tenants live in buildings that have been asked with a dangerous disguise, in order to obtain substantial quantities like numbers of money.

the councils and housing associations were Given a Fund of £600m to the removal of ACM, and in may of 2019, the government found a further £200m to pay for buildings in private ownership.

it was Only in The Last few weeks, the government has extended the scheme to cover a wider range of materials including HPL panel, with an additional £1bn available Now .

However, there were significant fires with HPL panel.

In November 2019, a fire raced through a student-accommodation block, The Cube , in Boltenhagen, which was covered with the same class of the panel tested last week.

If the private tests carried out, which was done last week, in the year 2017, when the government tested ACM cladding, it could have meant, in the panels of The Cube , and many other buildings with HPL removed.

fortunately, no one had been in The Fire were killed, But 200 firefighters were called, and the students had to be found alternative accommodation after The Building was evacuated.

The government has asked you, the results of The Test , and commissioned further research.

A spokesman for the Ministry of housing, communities and Local government said it was clear The Type of high-pressure laminate panel tested, with a fire class C or D behavior, was unsafe and should not houses to high.

"We, the tenant, and the government has announced recently to fix a £1 billion Fund houses with insecure disguise. "

Source of news: bbc.com