Council faces huge fine after tower block blaze killed six

  Southwark Council is facing a huge fine for breaching fire regulations following a blaze in a tower block that left six people dead. Three children and three women died as flames tore through Lakanal House in Camberwell on 3 July 2009. London Fire Brigade discovered the deadly inferno had been sparked by an electrical fault with a television at the building and pointed out a series of failings that allowed the fire to spread. The victims included designer Catherine…

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