AS THE drama unfolded in Donald Hall Road on Friday night many feared the worst.

A high rise block of flats with a very serious fire. You cannot help but think about the Grenfell Tower tragedy almost two years ago which claimed more than 70 lives.

The problem is that some neighbours were oblivious to the fire as there were no alarms in the communal areas.

It is not the law to have them there. Nor is it the law to have sprinklers.

And that is why, after two years, residents are not confident that lessons have been learnt properly yet over Grenfell.

We’ve had the tests and the results showing that the cladding is not the same so fires should not engulf the whole of our buildings when they catch alight.

But that is not enough.

Not enough for Geraldine O’Sullivan and her husband Adam on the sixth floor. They felt ignored as the smell of smoke still hung thick in the air at the weekend.

And the situation is not good enough for Leslie Morrison, who has been living on the estate for 30 years.

“We don’t have any alarms in the stairwell and corridors.

“Most of us had no idea that there was a fire,” she said.

The current situation is not good enough for Leslie’s five-year-old granddaughter Lily either.

Little Lily was taken away from the flats as her grandmother crawled up the stairs to check on her partner.

She won’t forget that frightening night in a hurry and neither will the rest of her neighbours.

We must ensure they can feel safe in their beds at night by doing more and taking action.