Logan Hospital cladding to be tested for fire safety

BUILDING materials at Logan Hospital will be tested to make sure they are not flammable, after 80 people perished in a tower block fire in London.

The Logan Hospital. Picture: Patria Jannides

CLADDING on buildings at Logan Hospital will be tested to make sure it is not potentially flammable.

The state government announced the inspection after setting up a taskforce last week to examine construction materials at properties built between 1994 and 2004.

The taskforce was proposed after more than 80 people perished in a London tower block fire, which was believed to have swiftly spread because the building’s cladding was flammable.

Housing Minister Mick de Brenni (ALP, Springwood) said the audit taskforce would focus on hospitals and aged care facilities before turning to offices and high-rise apartments.

Testing started on cladding at Brisbane’s busiest southside hospital, Princess Alexandra last week after claims it could be similar to the material found on the London Grenfell Tower.

A spokesman for the taskforce said the state was working with Logan City Council to identify any buildings of concern and would conduct surveys over the next three months.

The spokesman said the taskforce had no intelligence suggesting Logan Hospital was built using non-compliant cladding products.

“But, as an additional assurance, it will be assessed as part of the audit.”