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Alarm raised over structural safety of school buildings in the UK | Video

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A few days before children in the UK were meant to go back to school in September, the education ministry ordered an urgent inspection of schools built with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). The material was used widely in the mid-to-late 20th century, but much of it is degrading faster than expected, with the potential for collapse. Stuart Smith reports.

A few days before children in the UK were meant to go back to school in September, the education ministry ordered an urgent inspection of schools built with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). The material was used widely in the mid-to-late 20th century, but much of it is degrading faster than expected, with the potential for collapse. Stuart Smith reports.

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