Firefighters highlight overcrowding in Melbourne tower covered in combustible cladding

Fire brigade says crews spotted a large number of beds in some flats in Spencer Street block

The first photos from within a fire-damaged Melbourne tower covered in combustible cladding have been revealed as authorities raise issues of overcrowding inside the apartments.

Testing to confirm the makeup of exterior cladding on Spencer Street’s NEO 200 tower is yet to be completed, after a cigarette sparked a fire on a 22nd-floor balcony.

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