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Cladding from seven buildings in Wales has now failed fire safety checks

Cladding from four tower blocks in Swansea and three in Newport have now failed fire safety checks. It comes in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy in London, which killed at least 80 people.

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More fire tests after 190 samples fail in UK

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Further tests are to be undertaken urgently on cladding and insulation after all 190 samples from buildings failed combustibility tests rolled out after the Grenfell Tower fire.

Experts will look at how different varieties of cladding insulation with different types of a aluminium panels react in a fire, says the UK Government.

The large-scale tests will involve building a 30ft high demonstration wall with a complete cladding system and subjecting it to conditions which replicate "a severe fire".

The Government said the results will help landlords make decisions on any further actions they may need to take to ensure their buildings are safe.

Meanwhile the Welsh Government said that to date no aluminium composite material has been identified in any NHS Wales buildings.

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