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Round-the-clock site patrols have been put in place at two housing blocks in Glasgow after tests found the cladding was not highly fire resistant. A letter from Housing Minister Kevin Stewart confirmed 24 privately-owned tower blocks in Glasgow had cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower. Glasgow found combustible cladding and ACM (aluminium composite material), similar to that used in the Grenfell Tower, on 57 private high-rise buildings. Glasgow City Council decided 22 of these buildings were low risk. But two blocks contained extensive coverage of a type of cladding that was less fire resistant. Police believe at least 80 people died when fire engulfed Grenfell Tower in west London on 14 June. The Scottish government ordered a review of all high rises following the report.
