The 11-storey Echo 24 building in West Wear Street opened in 2007. Building management is the responsibility of Newcastle-based Kingston Property Services. Advertisement ...

The victims had been up watching TV at the Echo 24 building in Sunderland when Jack Hutchinson walked in through an unlocked front door in the early hours of November 9 2022.

Cladding at Sunderland's Echo 24 building has deemed at risk. Hundreds of residents living in a city centre block of flats have been told the building's cladding is a fire risk.

A "waking watch" - meaning the building is monitored every hour of the day - is in place at Echo 24 in Sunderland after a defect was found in its roof panels.

The victims had been up watching TV at the Echo 24 building in Sunderland when Jack Hutchinson walked in through an unlocked front door in the early hours of November 9 2022.

The building's owners say they are waiting for government approval before remedial work can begin. Let us know you agree to data collection on AMP. We and our partners use technologies, ...