Fire brigade drops ‘stay put’ advice after latest homes blaze

By Joey Gardiner and Hamish Champ2019-09-18T05:00:00

Source: Arnold Tarling

Residents living in Worcester Park scheme told to evacuate in the event of a fire

Residents living on the same housing development as the building in south London which was destroyed by fire last week have been told to evacuate their homes in the event of a blaze, rather than follow a “stay put” policy.

Fire ripped through the four-storey Richmond House block on The Hamptons housing scheme in Worcester Park, Sutton, in the early hours of last Monday morning.

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