cladding
エリザベス女王が火災が発生したタワーマンションに訪問しました。犠牲者を弔うとともに，救急センターで働いているボランティアや消防隊を激励しました。
記事の中で気になった単語は"cladding"です。『Wisdom英和辞典第三版』(三省堂)には「(建物などの保護･装飾用の木･石などの) 外装[被], 張り付け」などという意味がありました。タワーマンションの住民は現在76名以上が行方不明となっております。(Ume)
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The leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council - the authority that owns the tower block - told BBC Two's Newsnight it would not use the type of cladding fitted to Grenfell Tower on other buildings in the borough.
The cladding - installed on the tower in a recent renovation - has come under scrutiny, with experts saying a more fire resistant type could have been used.
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Cllr Nicholas Paget-Brown also said there had not been a "collective view" among residents in favour of installing sprinklers during the renovations.
Meanwhile, Conservative MP Chris Philp said the public inquiry should produce interim findings to ensure swift action can be taken if residents in other tower blocks are at risk.
