“The reason we’re here is to make some demands of the council: fit fire sprinklers throughout the BS5 towers employ day and night fire wardens in all blocks until sprinklers have been fitted and carry out fire safety checks at least once a year, with findings and action plans made public. If a fire were to break out, the lift would stop, so we would all have to go out through this narrow corridor and the steps are really slippery.
It would be a nightmare if that happened in our building, and I live on the 11th floor. I’ve lived in Barton House for seven years, and I have two children, they’re aged two and are twins. He said: “This could have happened to any one of us and the reason we’re here is to prevent it happening again. Shaban Ali lives in Barton House, a nearby tower block. Shaban Ali called for answers on when sprinklers would be installed (Image: Darren Shepherd)