tower block

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There has been no major strike since 24 January, when hundreds of tower blocks in Kyiv lost power and heating.

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Fire safety inspections since Grenfell have revealed many tower blocks also have significant internal fire safety defects.

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Pensioners living in two tower blocks said they felt like "second class citizens" after a social landlord quadrupled their heating and hot water bills overnight.

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The flames spread quickly across the separate tower blocks on protective mesh netting and other flammable materials on the outside of the buildings, officials have said.

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Seven of eight tower blocks in a housing in the northerly Tai Po district rapidly went up in flames on Wednesday.

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