tower block
Example Sentences
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The fire in the west London tower block killed 72 people in 2017.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
The seven firms each faced criticism in the final report of the inquiry into the June 2017 west London tower block fire, which claimed the lives of 72 people.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025
The bodies of Juliana Falcon, 48, Kyle Prosper, 16, and Giselle Prosper, 13, were found at their home in the Leabank Court tower block in September.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025
The government will fund the removal but because the couple have more than three properties they too are non-qualifying leaseholders and will have to pay towards the costs of making the tower block fire-safe.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
It took a clobbering in the Blitz—I wasn’t there, thank God—and the replacement buildings and the tower block are a national disgrace.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
