Insurance sector monitoring investigation of Worcester Park fire probe

Worcester Park fire Metropolitan Thames Valley 2

Source: London Fire Brigade

As investigation gets underway over timber-frame fire insurance industry said it has been raising concerns over MMC since 2009

The UK insurance industry said it had no plans to cut back its cover across the construction sector after yet another blaze destroyed a timber-built housing block.

The fire which ripped through a four-storey block yesterday in Worcester Park, south west London, left little remaining of the JTP-designed timber-framed and timber-clad building, which is owned by Metropolitan Thames Valley housing association.

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