Residents who were evacuated from an ageing Bristol tower block amid chaotic scenes may not be able to return for weeks after the city council confirmed that major flaws in its construction 65 years ago had left it at serious risk and said other blocks of the same vintage would now also be surveyed.
About 400 people including an estimated 100 children have been told to leave Barton House, the oldest high-rise in the city council’s estate. Nine households refused to leave and 29 households could not be contacted, while the remainder stayed with friends and family or were put up in hotels and a rest centre at city hall.
