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FBU and campaigners demand end to dangerous tower block plans
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THE Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and building safety campaign groups have written to London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Bromley Council leader Colin Smith, urging them to block the construction of a controversial tower block in Penge.
The development, approved by Bromley Council, has been criticised for narrowly avoiding updated building safety rules requiring a second staircase in residential buildings over 18 metres tall.
Developers reduced the building height to 17.7 metres — just 30 centimetres below the legal threshold.
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