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Mother who fled Dagenham tower block blaze says fire gate had been 'padlocked shut'

Sky News Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Mother who fled Dagenham tower block blaze says fire gate had been 'padlocked shut'A young mother who tried to flee a raging fire at her block of flats has told Sky News the fire alarms failed to go off and that an escape route gate was padlocked. 
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