Camden: Residents have been allowed to return to Combe after the tower was deemed safe

People evacuated from a north London tower block where a crack appeared were able to return to their homes after an assessment found the building was “structurally sound”.

About 150 people were evacuated from 70 flats at The Combe in Munster Square, Camden, on Thursday when a resident heard a loud noise in the building.

Following inspections, Camden Council said the block was deemed “safe and London Fire Brigade (LFB) agrees with our assessment” and allowed residents to return on Friday evening.

The council said all but three households could return after specialist engineers found that the crack on the ninth floor was in an internal, non-load-bearing wall, which did not affect the integrity of the building.