Calls for cladding to be removed in North Lanarkshire street after homes destroyed by Bonfire Night blaze
Residents on the street say they believe it impacted how quickly the fire spread.
People living on a Motherwell street are telling Clyde News they're living in fear, after a Bonfire Night blaze which destroyed two homes.
They believe the fire on Corrie Drive last week spread much faster than it should have because of the plastic cladding on the front of their homes.
The fire was reportedly caused by a firework, and witnesses told us the houses were fully alight within minutes.
It's the second major blaze on Corrie Drive in the last six months.
One resident who lives there said: "They're like steel framed houses, and then obviously that's got that plastic stuff, but every wall in this house is like gyprock, there's no brick at all.
"Two doors up, a bin went on fire just in the summer time. It was an aerosol and because of the heat it burst.
"The bin was slightly away from the house at the back door and the whole of the back door went up on fire, and all that cladding stuff - that went right through the loft as well. And that was just from a wee tiny bin.
"You don't think things like that are going to happen until it actually happens this close to you and obviously that's been two within the last six months. It is a bit of a worry."
However North Lanarkshire Council says money has been set aside to work on these homes and it will be completed within the next five years.
Brian Lafferty, Head of Housing Property and Projects with North Lanarkshire Council said: "In the Corrie Drive area there are a number of steel framed council owned properties.
"This type of BISF (British Iron and Steel Federation) housing is commonly found throughout the UK after they were constructed in the late 1940’s.
"Following approval by our housing and regeneration committee earlier this year, we are continuing to develop our programme of upgrading the thermal efficiency of these types of council homes across North Lanarkshire.
"These works, which form part of our wider £250m five-year investment programme in our housing stock, will include roofing and rendering improvements to ensure they meet the most up to date Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing (EESSH) guidance.
"These works will not only improve the physical look of the properties, but they will also improve heating and reduce energy costs for our tenants."
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