TOWER block residents have been assured that robust safety checks will be carried out at their homes following the Grenfell Tower disaster.

Andy Burnham announced earlier this week that a task force will inspect all buildings of six storeys and above across the region.

Bolton at Home managed five such blocks in Bolton — three in Thornbank, Deane, and two close to the town centre, Hargreaves House and Rainford House — and none have the cladding believed to have contributed to the London inferno.

Metropolitan Police say a faulty fridge started the inferno, which has killed at least 79 people, and that the cladding and insulation encasing the building did not pass any fire-safety tests.

A Bolton at Home spokesman said: “We will carry out joint visits to inspect our blocks with the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, as part of the work of the soon to be established task and finish group announced by the Mayor of Greater Manchester and within the timescales to be set.

“In the meantime, we’ll complete a full review of our blocks in conjunction with our fire safety specialist advisor.”

The task force, headed by the Mayor of Salford, Cllr Paul Dennett, was announced after a safety summit involving representatives of the fire service, local authorities and landlords.

It was revealed yesterday that nine tower blocks in Salford use cladding containing a material similar to that in Grenfell Tower. Cladding has also been stripped from a block in Wythenshawe.

Meanwhile, Bolton Council has outlined its procedure to responding to major disasters.

A spokesman said: “Local councils are category one responders under the Civil Contingencies Act, which means that they work with police, fire and other emergency services to handle a major incident.

“Bolton Council has a number of emergency plans in place to deal with a major event, which include closing roads around a site, opening rest centres, providing emergency accommodation, providing food, providing transport and communicating with local residents.

“We also have a dedicated Emergency Control Centre, which works side by side with the control centres operated by the emergency services.

“We test our plans regularly through scenarios, where colleagues from councils and emergency services come together to carry out an exercise around a major event, such as a flood or a fire. These exercises make sure that the emergency plans are robust and that we are prepared to deal with a real-life event or disaster.”