TOWERING INFERNO: Happen in Australia? Alarmingly, yes. …urgent fire safety audit of Aussie buildings needed

Senator Nick Xenophon has called for an urgent audit of all high-rise buildings across Australia which are suspected of containing non-compliant building materials.

The independent senator says any cladding that doesn’t meet the national standards should be removed from buildings to avoid a similar blaze to the one which engulfed London’s Grenfell Tower yesterday.

So far, 12 people have been reported dead while many are still missing after the 24-storey residential building in North Kensington went up in flames overnight (local time).

While the cause of the blaze is not yet known, early investigations suggest new aluminium composite cladding – installed to make the building more energy efficient – might have aided the spread.

Senator Xenophon said the fire should serve as wake-up call for Australian authorities…

Source: Calls for urgent fire safety audit of Australian buildings