Council reassures residents over tower block safety

Cheshire East Council has reassured residents about the fire safety of high-rise blocks in Macclesfield.

The authority has reviewed its own buildings stock and has contacted registered housing providers to seek their assurances that any of their high-rise properties meet strict fire regulations.

No properties have been identified as having the type of cladding that has been implicated in the Grenfell Tower blaze, in Kensington, London, on June 14, which led to at least 79 deaths.

Council officers are also working with fire brigade officers during site visits to high-rise properties in Cheshire East.

No sites of concern have been identified so far.