The Grenfell Tower fire in London started in a fridge-freezer, and outside cladding and insulation failed safety tests, police say.
The Metropolitan Police say manslaughter, health and safety, and fire safety charges will be considered.
A total of 79 people are feared dead after the blaze destroyed 151 homes in the Kensington tower block and nearby.
In Salford, cladding is to be removed from nine of its residential tower blocks because of safety concerns.
The city's mayor Paul Dennett said: "Government tests are under way but is already clear the cladding on our blocks must be removed. There will be no waiting around... while there are any questions about the safety of our residents."
Meanwhile, the government has ordered immediate testing of the Hotpoint fridge-freezer that was involved in the Grenfell fire.
Whirlpool, which owns Hotpoint, said: "We offer our most profound condolences to the victims, those who have lost loved ones, homes, and possessions, and to their friends and families."
Nine of those who died on 14 June have been formally identified so far. Nine people remain in hospital, with three people still in critical care.
Police said the fire had not been started deliberately and the speed with which the fire spread was "unexpected".
A national operation to identify buildings with cladding similar to that used in Grenfell Tower has seen local authorities send samples for independent tests.
The Department for Communities and Local Government said 14 residential high-rise buildings in nine local authority areas have now been found with cladding that raises safety concerns.
The buildings identified are:
- Horatia House and Leamington House in Somerstown, Portsmouth, where the city council is removing cladding after testing found it was a fire risk
- three high-rise blocks on the Mount Wise Tower estate in Plymouth, where cladding made of similar material to Grenfell Tower was found
- five high-rise blocks on Camden Council's Chalcots estate in north London where officials are preparing to remove cladding
- Rivers Apartments, in Tottenham, north London, where cladding is incorporated as part of the design
- Braithwaite House, one of eight blocks tested on an Islington Council estate
- the Village 135 development in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, where 78 panels were being removed from one area of the site
- Clements Court tower in Cranford, west London, where Hounslow Council says it will remove the outer cladding from the building
The Department for Education said all bodies responsible for safety in schools in England are being instructed to carry out checks to identify any buildings that may require further investigation.
One building is being checked in Northern Ireland as a precautionary measure.
But no buildings giving cause for concern have been found in Wales, while the Scottish Government said no council or housing association high-rise block in Scotland had cladding of the type used in Grenfell Tower.
Preliminary tests on the samples of insulation showed it burned soon after the test started, and more quickly than the cladding tiles.
However, they both failed the police's safety tests - which are similar to those being carried out by the UK government.
Some 250 specialist investigators have been deployed to find out what happened.
Every company involved in the building and refurbishment of Grenfell Tower will also be looked at as part of the investigation.
Det Supt Fiona McCormack said all criminal charges are being considered "from manslaughter onwards".
She said officers had been in the tower "from top to bottom", adding that next week a lift would be installed to the outside of the building.
She added the forensic search "may not be complete until the end of the year".
"There is a terrible reality that we may not find or identify everyone who died due to the intense heat."
Originally published on BBC
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