Barton House Bristol

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Barton House in Bristol evacuated over 'structural fault' (BBC News)

About 400 people living in a tower block are told to leave as a council declares a major incident.

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Barton House: Hundreds forced to leave homes as major structural ... (ITV News)

Residents living in a tower block in Bristol have been told to leave their homes due to a "major structural fault". Barton House, in Barton Hill, ...

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Major incident declared as Bristol tower block residents told to leave ... (Sky News)

The city council has asked all tenants at Barton House in the Redfield area to leave "as a precautionary measure" while more in-depth inspections are ...

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Bristol council evacuates hundreds of people from unsafe tower block (The Guardian)

Council declares major incident at 65-year-old Barton House after survey finds three flats pose structural risk.

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Barton House residents 'in a state of shock, panic and disbelief' (Bristol24/7)

Hundreds of residents were evacuated after the council declared a major incident.

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Tower block at risk of collapse as residents told to evacuate ... (Metro)

Surveys at three of the 98 flats in Barton House in Bristol found there is a 'risk to the structure of the building'.

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'Major incident' declared as hundreds told to leave Bristol tower ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Residents - including around 100 children - haven't been given a timeframe for when they can return to their home in Barton Hill, Bristol after a structural ...

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Bristol tower block evacuated over structural safety fears (Construction Enquirer)

The 1958-built Barton House block has recently been subject to a number of surveys to assess options for the future of the building due to its age and method of ...

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Bristol tower block evacuated over structural risk (Housing Today)

Barton House in Bristol has been evacuated due to โ€œrisk of building collapseโ€. Bristol City Council has evacuated 98 flats after a building survey revealed ...

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Barton House: what happened and what is Bristol council doing ... (The Guardian)

After the building was evacuated, leaving hundreds temporarily homeless, we look at what happens next for residents and the council.

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Barton House 'not built according to plans' says councillor (BBC News)

Hundreds of people were forced to leave after the city council declared the building unsafe.

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Evacuated Bristol tower may have had defect since construction ... (The Guardian)

Comments open up possibility Barton House has been a danger to residents for more than six decades.

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Evacuated Barton House tower block residents will be out 'for some ... (Bristol Live)

There is an 'apparent lack of structural ties between the floors and the load-bearing external walls'

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