HSE PROBE INTO CITY 'FIRE RISK' FLAT BLOCKS

Concern over 'combustible material' in walls

- By LIAM THORP

THE Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched an investigation into flat blocks in Liverpool that have been found to be "high risk" for fire.

Last week, the ECHO revealed that apartment blocks in Wolstenholme Square in the city centre and at Parliament Place in Toxteth had been found to be high risk for fires after combustible material was located within walls of the buildings.

Both the Wolstenholme Square flats and Parliament Place were developed by Liverpool developer the Elliot Group, but the two individual companies which delivered the schemes have since gone into administration.

The ECHO has seen two reports known as Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls (FRAEW) - which have been carried out at Blocks C and D at Wolstenholme Square, with both blocks now being classed as "high risk" for fire.