Fire engineer warns of lack of action over aluminium cladding

Officials are being accused of allowing unsafe cladding to be used on high-rise buildings. Leading Melbourne fire engineer, Tony Enright, is speaking out after the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment blocked the release to RNZ News of a crucial report. Dr Enright's audit for MBIE last November called for the immediate suspension of the Codemark certificates for most of the composite panels used on high-rises in this country. He says the panels are a potential fire hazard. Instead, in March the ministry questioned his advice and called in another engineer to review it. That review has been done but the ministry is refusing to make it public. It insists no risk to public safety has been identified. The ministry declined an interview. RNZ reporter Phil Pennington talks to fire engineer Tony Enright.