'Personal fire service' deployed by Scottish Government to block of flats at risk in Glasgow
The Scottish Government has been forced to fund a "personal fire service" for a massive apartment complex in Glasgow after developers failed to make improvements in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster.
But Housing Secretary Shona Robison has challenged them to "step up and take responsibility for work to keep the residents in their buildings safe". The Scottish Government said the company concerned had failed to implement the necessary safety measures - resulting in it intervening to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.Robison said: "We have been engaging urgently with the developers of these buildings, they must step up and take responsibility for work to keep the residents in their buildings safe.
The letter said: "I appreciate that this is a difficult and stressful situation. The safety of residents and homeowners in Scotland is our utmost priority and this is why we are taking this precautionary action today.
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