FIREFIGHTERS have warned that new government guidelines on evacuating high-rise buildings have left residents “vulnerable to further Grenfell-style tragedies.”

The Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 left 72 people dead and a public inquiry called for new government guidelines on evacuation.

After a delay of four years, the government has introduced guidance which the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said contains “little of substance.”

They fail to state how many firefighters are needed to evacuate a high-rise building or offer procedures for people unable to use stairs.

In a letter to Home Secretary James Cleverly, FBU general secretary Matt Wrack said: “Nearly seven years on since the Grenfell Tower fire disaster, very little has changed on the regulations covering this critical area of safety.

“The Home Office has left residents in high-rise flats vulnerable to a repeat of the Grenfell fire tragedy. 

“The Grenfell Tower fire was a tragedy created by politicians and big business. 

“It may only be a matter of time before we face another tragedy, unless there is a dramatic policy shift. 

“Ministers must wake up and listen to the voices of firefighters and residents.”