Scottish student leaders call for safety review after Bolton fire They have written to the Scottish government in the wake of a fire at an accommodation block in Bolton. BBC News - Published on November 19, 2019 Bolton flats blaze: NI student tells of 'terrifying' experience A County Londonderry student tells how she helped to evacuate The Cube in Bolton, as fire ripped through the building. BBC News - Published on November 18, 2019 How two students spotted the Bolton fire and raised the alarm Leah Mckee-Hearne and Courtney Peaker rushed through the building shouting and banging on doors. BBC News - Published on November 17, 2019 Also reported by •BBC Local News Bolton fire: Students 'ignored fire alarm because it goes off all the time' Firefighters were called to a huge blaze on Friday night at a six-storey building, called The Cube, and residents had already started to evacuate the building as crews arrived Tamworth Herald - Published on November 17, 2019 Bolton fire: Government warned over laminate cladding risk before student flat block blaze Material used on building exterior cause for 'concern' Manchester metro-mayor Andy Burnham says Independent - Published on November 16, 2019 Labour says Bolton fire must act as 'wake up call' as it emerges government set to miss target for removing dangerous cladding from buildings by 13 years Blaze at student accommodation building fuels fresh concerns about materials linked to rapid spread of Grenfell fire Independent - Published on November 16, 2019
Bolton fire raises fresh questions over cladding safety Witnesses say blaze spread rapidly over surface of student accommodation block FT.com - Published on November 16, 2019 Bolton flats blaze: Students 'confused as alarms go off daily' BBC Local News: Manchester -- One resident of the building in Bolton said fire alarms go off "almost every day". BBC Local News - Published on November 16, 2019 Also reported by •BBC News Bolton fire: Flames 'crawling up cladding' at block of student flats as 200 firefighters battled blaze 'The fire kept getting more intense, climbing up,' says witness Independent - Published on November 16, 2019 Bolton fire: Huge blaze breaks out at student flat block 'The fire got worse and worse, to the point where you could see through the beams, it was just bare frame.' Independent - Published on November 15, 2019 Also reported by •BBC Local News
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