The Scottish Government is awaiting the results of a review of fire safety strategy in the wake of the tower-block blaze in London which killed six people.
The Scottish Government is awaiting the results of a review of fire safety strategy in the wake of the tower-block blaze in London which killed six people.
As tributes were paid yesterday to the victims, including a three-week-old baby girl, a Scottish Government spokesperson told The Herald: "As with any tragedy of this nature, if there are lessons applicable to Scotland we will take these on board.
"We recently brought together a working group to identify a co-ordinated, strategic response to the serious issue of fire safety, with the aim of reducing the number of fire-related deaths and injuries in Scotland.
"The group's findings will be available shortly."
The single staircase in the middle of the 12-storey 1960s building in south London is now at the centre of an investigation after doubts were raised over whether escape routes and fire prevention measures were adequate.
Glasgow Housing Association, Europe's largest social landlord, yesterday moved to reassure its tenants that fire safety arrangements were adequate in its properties.
A GHA spokeswoman said: "Fire safety checks are carried out daily at our multi-storey flats by trained GHA concierge staff and any problems are rectified immediately.
"In addition, Strathclyde Fire & Rescue test all fire equipment and appliances at the blocks every three months and any defective equipment is repaired or replaced immediately.
"We will, of course, review our procedures - if necessary - in light of the report into the Camberwell fire."
London Fire Brigade said a "unique situation" caused "one of the most significant fires in some time."
Mbet Udoaka, 37, was powerless to act as his wife Helen, 34, and three-week-old baby Michelle died in the blaze at Lakanal House in Camberwell on Friday night.
His cousin Mary said his wife called him to say she was trapped in their flat on the 11th floor and he raced home from work. He stayed on the phone until his wife lost consciousness, but police and firefighters would not let him enter the burning building.
She said: "They were on the phone to each other until she was too weak to cry."
Dayana Francisquini, 26, and her son Filipe, three, also died, along with Catherine Hickman, 31.
The sixth victim, who has not yet been identified, is believed to be Ms Francisquini's young daughter, named in some reports as Thais.
Ms Francisquini's husband Rafael Cervi, 31, a hotel porter from Brazil, was at work when he heard the building was on fire. He returned home but was prevented from going inside by firemen.
He said the last words he heard from his wife were in a phone call when she told him she was struggling to breathe.
Harriet Harman, the area's MP, said people were "asking questions" about fire-escape routes in the tower block.
She said: "There will have to be a thorough investigation into what caused this fire and whether the prevention was adequate."
