NHS alert as fire chiefs warn 38 hospitals are 'as dangerous as Grenfell Tower'

NHS alert as fire chiefs warn 38 hospitals are 'as dangerous as Grenfell Tower' Up to 38 hospital sites may be as dangerous as Grenfell Tower, with nine identified as at greatest risk, fire chiefs have warned.

The alert came as more than 17,000 care homes and private hospitals were ordered to undertake their own safety reviews, in the wake of the disaster.

Theresa May has ordered a major national investigation into the use of potentially flammable cladding on high-rise towers across the country.

It follows checks on cladding from residential tower blocks, with all 95 samples submitted by councils so far failing fire safety tests. The Daily Telegraph