Hundreds of residents of a 15-storey tower block in Bristol have been evacuated by the council due to a major structural fault in the building.
A survey of three of the 98 flats of Barton House showed that the block may not have been built to the specifications set out in its design.
The tower was built in 1958 using reinforced concrete cross walls, precast concrete floors and reinforced concrete external walls.
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