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Grenfell Tower fire – London Borough Of Camden

Summary

The Grenfell Tower fire occurred on June 14, 2017 in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea . The fire spread quickly and resulted in the death of 70 people . The incident raised concerns about fire safety in other high-rise buildings and led to the resignation of the leader of the London council responsible for Grenfell Tower . A public inquiry was ordered by Prime Minister Theresa May .

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Time range: Jun 14, 2017 – Jul 01, 2017
Subjects: High-rise fire, Cladding, Fire safety tests, Public inquiry, Resignation
Locations: Grenfell Tower, North Kensington, West London, Camden

Timeline

Start

Jun 14, 2017

A high-rise fire breaks out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London.

Jun 15, 2017

London's high-rise tenants express concerns about fire safety in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster.

Jun 16, 2017

Theresa May orders a public inquiry into the Grenfell fire and expects the death toll to rise.

Jun 23, 2017

Camden Council evacuates five high-rises amid fears of safety issues similar to those in the Grenfell Tower.

Jun 25, 2017

The list of high-rise apartment towers in Britain that have failed fire safety tests grows to 60.

Jun 28, 2017

Cladding from 120 towers in 37 local authority areas fails fire safety tests.

Jul 01, 2017

Nicholas Paget-Brown, the leader of the London council responsible for Grenfell Tower, announces his resignation.

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Top Websites

[1] Witnesses describe the horror of Grenfell Tower fire | Metro News

The Grenfell Tower was built in 1974 and contains 120 homes, according to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. More than 20 ambulance crews were sent to the scene, London Ambulance Service ...

[2] Grenfell Tower fire - Wikipedia

On 14 June 2017, a high-rise fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, at 00:54 BST and burned for 60 hours. Seventy people died at the scene, and two people died later in hospital, with more than 70 injured and 223 escaping.

[3] Grenfell Tower fire: Dozens of UK high-rises fail fire safety tests ...

The list of high-rise apartment towers in Britain that have failed fire safety tests grew to 60, officials said Sunday, revealing the mounting challenge the government faces in the aftermath of ...

[4] Grenfell Tower fire: More high-rises fail fire safety tests - BBC

Cladding from 120 towers in 37 local authority areas has failed fire safety tests, the PM says.

[5] The Guardian view on the Grenfell Tower fire: never again

Smoke and flames billow from Grenfell Tower in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea as firefighters attempt to control the blaze, which left hundreds of people homeless on 14 June.

[6] How the Grenfell Tower disaster unfolded | Grenfell Tower fire | The ...

The first 999 call to the London fire brigade was made at 12.54am, with the Metropolitan police called at 1.16am. Forty fire engines sped to north Kensington. Pictures show that by then one side ...

[7] London's high-rise tenants cite concerns in wake of Grenfell Tower fire

Meanwhile, Camden council has been asked to urgently review cladding on five high-rises in the borough after tenants discovered that the contractor used in the Grenfell Tower block refurbishment ...

[8] Grenfell Tower: London borough leader resigns after apartment block fire

Nicholas Paget-Brown, the leader of the London council responsible for residents in Grenfell Tower, announces he is stepping down two weeks after the fire that claimed 80 lives.

[9] Grenfell Fire: Camden Council Evacuates Five High Rises Amid Fears They ...

Camden Council said on Friday evening that the residents from 800 flats - potentially thousands of people - in the Chalcots Estate’s high rises would leave in the wake of the devastating...

[10] Theresa May orders public inquiry into Grenfell fire as criminal ...

Follow the latest updates as police say they expect death toll to rise in wake of Grenfell Tower disaster in west London. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Close dialogue 1 / 4 Next image ...

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Grenfell tower block fire: Facts minus speculation - inews.co.uk

Ambulances are stationed at a huge fire engulfing the Grenfell Tower early June 14, 2017 in west London. (Pic: Getty Images) (Pic: Getty Images) Building work to upgrade the building costing £8.6 ...

Thousands warned their blocks clad with same panelling as Grenfell Tower

Bob O’Toole, head of the residents association at the Chalcots estate in the London borough of Camden, where the cladding on five towers, up to 22 storeys, is to be torn down, said: “A lot of ...

How the tragedy unfolded at Grenfell Tower - BBC News

Grenfell Tower was built in 1974 by Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council. An £8.6m refurbishment - which was part of a wider transformation of the estate - was completed by Rydon ...

London's Grenfell Tower insurer ups claims estimate to $65 million

The insurer of London's Grenfell Tower, where at least 80 people died in a devastating fire, raised its estimate for property and liability insurance claims to 50 million pounds on Friday.

Grenfell fire: social cleansing by London councils widespread

More grotesque still given the Grenfell Tower fire is the sell-off of fire stations to property developers. As mayor of London, Boris Johnson pushed through the closure of 10 fire stations and 600 ...

London fire: 'Chimney effect could be reason Grenfell Tower blaze ...

Robert Black, Chief Executive of Kensington & Chelsea TMO, says: "The fire at Grenfell Tower is devastating and the reports of injury and losses of life absolutely heartbreaking. Along with my ...

Council leader offers resignation over Grenfell Tower fire

It includes London-wide local and regional government, central government, the British Red Cross, the Metropolitan police and London Fire Brigade. Inside Grenfell Tower 1 / 13

Grenfell borough had worst record for local housing of homeless before fire

No one from Grenfell Tower is being forced to move out of central London.” The figures for Kensington and Chelsea are part of an England-wide survey compiled by the Observer showing the scale of ...

The Enduring Shame of London's Grenfell Tower Fire - Bloomberg

August 17, 2017 at 4:40 AM PDT. By the time the sun rose, Grenfell Tower was already a blackened shell. The fire had begun as the city slept on June 14, when a faulty refrigerator exploded in a ...

Theresa May orders public inquiry into Grenfell fire as criminal ...

Follow the latest updates as police say they expect death toll to rise in wake of Grenfell Tower disaster in west London

Grenfell Fire: how Kensington and Chelsea council's ... - London news

Taskforce to take over council in wake of Grenfell Tower fire At that stage the scale of the tragedy — at least 80 missing presumed dead, with the death toll expected to rise — was not clear.

‘We want justice’: Grenfell Tower protests spill on to streets

At Kensington town hall, protesters chanted: “We want justice.”. Dozens of people ran up the stairs of the town hall foyer, where they scuffled with police officers blocking their way. One ...

Who is responsible for the Grenfell Tower fire? Finding an answer may ...

Since the government apologised for its sluggish and ineffectual response to the Grenfell Tower fire, some steps have been taken to address the disaster. The City of London Corporation is spending ...

Grenfell Tower: Eleven high rises 'fail fire-risk tests' - BBC

Michelle Urquhart has lived in tower blocks in the Camden borough for 50 years. She said she was "absolutely furious" when she found out Bray Tower, where she lives, is covered in potentially ...

Grenfell Tower: What happened - BBC News

Grenfell Tower had a 'stay put' fire policy - essentially, the building design would contain a fire in a single flat for as long as it took fire crews to bring it under control.

At least SIX HUNDRED tower blocks have cladding 'similar' to Grenfell Tower

A piece of cladding is removed by a worker in Camden, London Credit: Eyevine. Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, told MPs in a letter this evening the number of ...

Firm that refurbished Grenfell Tower threatens legal action against ...

The contractor that refurbished Grenfell Tower has threatened legal action against Camden council in a dispute over its use of the same combustible panels on other residential blocks in the borough.

Wealth and poverty sit side by side in Grenfell Tower's borough

The borough is among London’s most unequal, with extreme poverty and wealth living side by side. Data shows that the vicinity of the tower was among the top 10% most deprived areas in England in ...

Architects like me know Grenfell Tower fire was an avoidable tragedy ...

I completed a small complex project in an inner London borough last year. The council building control officer I worked with was excellent, but told me that he could not cope with his workload ...

Grenfell's tragedy is a worldwide truth: fire is an inequality issue

The shocking deaths of at least 80 people inside Grenfell Tower, a council housing block located in one of London’s wealthiest boroughs, brought into sharp focus what a small but growing...

London Fire: 600 High-Rises Have Grenfell Tower-Style Cladding - NBC News

The local government in the London borough of Camden said it was already planning to remove the cladding from its towers. Cladding has been fitted to the exterior of hundreds of blocks built in ...

'Grenfell Changes Everything': Hundreds Of Homes Evacuated Over ... - NPR

June 24, 20179:44 AM ET. Colin Dwyer. Enlarge this image. Officials evacuate residents of the Chalcots Estate, in London's Camden borough on Friday evening. Camden's local council...

Grenfell Tower fire and the inevitable human cost of austerity

In 2007 I got a job working for HISTORYtalk, a local community history project in North Kensington based at the Methodist Church opposite Grenfell Tower on the Lancaster West Estate.My job soon ...

Tests on 600 tower blocks find seven with Grenfell Tower-style cladding

The Guardian has learned that the London borough of Camden will immediately ... May said she could not yet say whether the cladding used on Grenfell Tower complied with relevant fire and building ...

3 Officials Resign Amid Outcry Over Grenfell Tower Fire

June 30, 2017. LONDON — Three officials involved with Grenfell Tower, the apartment building where at least 80 people died on June 14, announced their resignations on Friday, as the political ...

Mayor's statements on the major fire at Grenfell Tower in Kensington

15 June, 11:36am - update. This morning, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed that sadly 17 people are now known to have died in the terrible fire at Grenfell Tower. Any family & friends concerned about their loved ones please contact the Casualty Bureau on 0800 0961 233.

The London Fire: What We Know - The New York Times

Grenfell Tower is owned by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, one of 32 boroughs that make up Greater London, along with the City, London’s financial district. Day-to-day management is ...

Nicholas Holgate quits in wake of Grenfell Tower fire | London Evening ...

The chief executive of Kensington and Chelsea council has been forced to quit his £187,000-a-year post after a flood of criticism over the handling of the Grenfell Tower disaster.

Firm that refurbished Grenfell Tower threatens legal action against ...

The London Borough of Camden evacuated hundreds of families from four towers on the Chalcots estate last weekend after it emerged that they were clad in flammable aluminium...

Grenfell Tower families to be rehoused in flats at luxury complex

Sixty-eight flats in a luxury apartment complex where prices start at £1.6m are being made available to families displaced by the Grenfell Tower fire.. Families who escaped the tower blaze will ...

Hundreds evacuated from London tower blocks over fears of Grenfell ...

First published on Fri 23 Jun 2017 15.36 EDT. Hundreds of residents of a housing estate in north London have been evacuated overnight after fire inspectors said five tower blocks were at risk ...

Grenfell Tower - GOV.UK

Information relating to the fire at Grenfell Tower. From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Published. 22 June...

The chronicle of a tragedy foretold: Grenfell Tower

The tragedy has raised fears about safety at the rest of the UK’s 4,000 or so tower blocks and, in particular, the 87 that are clad with similar materials to Grenfell Tower. A fire caused by a ...

Grenfell Tower fire: executive still on full pay despite resignation

The chief executive of the organisation that managed Grenfell Tower is still being paid his full salary despite resigning from the role after the fire that killed at least 80 people, the Guardian ...

Grenfell Tower - GOV.UK

Information relating to the fire at Grenfell Tower. ... Added Letter to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: 16 July 2020 . 12 June 2020. Added Update letter to residents on developments ...

Wealth and poverty sit side by side in Grenfell Tower's borough

Caelainn Barr. Thu 15 Jun 2017 09.25 EDT. From the top floors of the 24-storey Grenfell Tower, residents could see out across Kensington and Chelsea, one of the wealthiest local authorities in...

Analysis: The legacy of Grenfell Tower - Insurance Post

It has been over a month since fire swept up the 24-storey Grenfell Tower building in west London, killing around 80 people and devastating the lives of the 225 survivors. The tragedy sent shock waves through the country, not least in the insurance sector. Protector Forsikring, the carrier behind property owner Kensington and Chelsea borough ...

Grenfell Tower: Corporate manslaughter considered by police - BBC

27 July 2017. PA. Police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire say they have "reasonable grounds" to suspect that corporate manslaughter offences may have been committed. It means senior ...

‘Fastest school ever built’ opens for pupils displaced by Grenfell ...

Today, the original building is a ghost school. It escaped serious damage and has remained out of bounds since the fire. But KAA’s 960 pupils now have a new home just over a mile away in the ...

Update on Grenfell Tower fire and fire safety - GOV.UK

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid, provides an update on the Grenfell Tower fire and fire safety. With permission Mr Speaker, I would like to update the House on the government’s response to the ...

Grenfell Tower fire insurance loss estimated at up to £1 billion

Media reports in the UK now suggest that the tragic fire in the Grenfell Tower apartment building in London’s Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, could lead to an insurance industry loss of as much as £1 billion. The Times newspaper first reported that the Grenfell Tower fire could cost anywhere from £200 million to £1 billion ...

Look at Grenfell Tower and see the terrible price of Britain’s ...

London's high-rise tenants cite concerns in wake of Grenfell Tower fire. Read more. In an inner-London borough as rich as Kensington and Chelsea, social housing is at once integral – in that it ...

Grenfell Tower: The Continuing Urgency of the Tragedy | TIME

Above them loomed the remains of Grenfell Tower, a 24-story apartment building that had housed up to 600 people before a fire ravaged it on June 14, killing at least 79 people by police estimates ...

Grenfell Tower: 800 London residents evacuated from Camden apartments ...

The Camden Council is the first municipality of London to evacuate residents of apartment buildings because of safety concerns following the deadly Grenfell tower blaze, but some residents say ...

Grenfell fire: key questions Kensington and Chelsea council must answer ...

Why did Kensington and Chelsea council opt for cheaper, less fire-resistant cladding? Cladding proposed for Grenfell Tower during a multimillion-pound refurbishment was changed to a cheaper, less ...

Yes, the Grenfell Tower fire is political - The Conversation

Worse, it has been reported that the London Fire Authority actually wrote to all boroughs as recently as April, advising them of their concerns on the use of some kinds of cladding panels.

Grenfell Tower fire: New Kensington TMO chief Elaine Elkington makes no ...

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is confronted by Kai Ramos, 7, near Grenfell Tower in west London after a fire engulfed the 24-storey building Yui Mok/PA Wire In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire

Der Brand im Grenfell Tower: Anatomie einer Katastrophe

Sein Bericht erläutert die Hintergründe und Umstände der Grenfell-Tragödie. Der Brand im Grenfell Tower hat jeden Aspekt des Lebens in Großbritannien beeinflusst, und zwar in einem solchen ...

London residents warned of fire safety scams after Grenfell Tower ...

Residents in a tower block in Camden reportedly received notes from intruders, demanding access to their homes on a specified date to carry out safety checks. Camden Borough Council and the London ...

Grenfell's tragedy is a worldwide truth: fire is an inequality issue

The Grenfell Tower disaster brought into shocking focus what my study of home fire locations identified: we need to break the link between fire and deprivation Tue 11 Jul 2017 05.05 EDT Last ...

Grenfell Tower fire: Who is there for social housing tenants?

One residents’ group at the west London estate warned last year of a fire risk at the council-owned block. The Grenfell Tower tragedy happened in a borough defined by terrible poverty and huge wealth. The Grenfell Tower fire has prompted a wider debate on the standard of social housing blocks across the country. Back in 2000, when Gordon Brown was at No 11 as Chancellor, he promised to ...

Grenfell Tower: A timeline of one of Britain's worst tragedies

12.54 am on 14 June, 2017. London Fire Brigade respond to calls of a huge fire at the 24-storey Grenfell Tower in north Kensington. The first crews were on site within six minutes as firefighters ...

Mayor's statements on the major fire at Grenfell Tower in Kensington

The devastating fire that tore through Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017 has shocked the nation. Survivors, local residents and the whole country rightly want answers on what caused the fire,...

Grenfell Tower: Corporate manslaughter considered by police

27 July 2017. PA. Police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire say they have "reasonable grounds" to suspect that corporate manslaughter offences may have been committed. It means senior ...

Camden residents warned over fire safety scam in wake of Grenfell Tower ...

Camden Council has issued advice to residents around doorstep safety and urged them to ring London Fire Brigade on 0208 555 1200 if they were concerned someone may be posing as a fire officer or ...

Grenfell fire: Council leader quits over fire response - BBC News

London fire: A visual guide to what happened at Grenfell Tower Announcing his resignation, Mr Paget-Brown said he had to accept responsibility for "perceived failings" by the council after the ...

Grenfell Tower fire: Major incident declared at two west London ...

Smoke billows from a fire that has engulfed the 27-storey Grenfell Tower in west London (Image: Rick Findler/PA Wire). Addressing the response of medics and staff at the hospitals, Professor Redhead said: “I am very proud of the fantastic response we have had from our staff, both those on duty and those who came in as part of our major incident protocol.

Grenfell Tower Fire Lays Bare The 'Tale Of Two Kensingtons' - A Borough ...

Walk ten minutes from the burnt out site of the Grenfell Tower block, still smouldering nearly two days after the blaze that devastated the 24-storey building, and you will find yourself in a ...

Lessons from Lakanal House were not heeded – then Grenfell happened

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What happened at Grenfell Tower? A visual guide | Grenfell Tower fire ...

Fire broke out at Grenfell Tower block shortly before 1am. The block of flats, near Notting Hill, west London, is at least 24 storeys high and contains 120 apartments.

The Political Kindling of the Grenfell Fire - The Atlantic

The fire that ripped through Grenfell Tower in west London was a horrific reminder of the violent contradictions on which this city and country rest. Before being reduced to a cindered skeleton in ...

London fire: Grenfell Tower residents give shocking accounts of neglect ...

David Collins, of Grenfell Tower residents association, told the BBC: “We repeatedly reported concerns to the tenant management organisation of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea ...

Grenfell Tower: Fire started in Hotpoint fridge-freezer, say police - BBC

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Grenfell Tower fire – a tragic case study in health inequalities - Nature

Dental public health. At least 80 people died in the recent Grenfell Tower fire in Kensington and Chelsea, West London. This incident has provoked much anger, debate and reflection on how such a ...

Why Grenfell Tower Burned: Regulators Put Cost Before Safety

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Inside London Fire Brigade: Firefighters Relive Grenfell Tower Tragedy ...

After receiving a call at 1.18am about a flat fire at Grenfell Tower, it quickly became apparent the firefighters on duty were going to be dealing with a major incident, Welch said. “Initially ...

London fire: Grenfell Tower cladding's building firm accused of 'using ...

Sussex firm Rydon, which carried out the £8.6million refurbishment of the exterior of Grenfell Tower last year, was commissioned to renovate Camden’s Chalcots Estate almost a decade ago.

Huge number of empty homes near Grenfell 'simply unacceptable'

First published on Wed 2 Aug 2017 03.38 EDT. Labour has condemned as “simply unacceptable” the 1,652 unoccupied properties in the London borough where the Grenfell Tower fire took place ...

27 London high-rise apartments evacuated after failed fire safety tests ...

Britain said 27 high-rise apartment blocks had failed fire safety checks carried out after the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze, including several in north London where residents were forced to ...

Grenfell Tower: insulation was not certified for use with flammable ...

Burnt cladding on the outside of Grenfell Tower, north Kensington, London, after the fire on 14 June 2017. Photograph: Will Oliver/EPA

Grenfell Tower fire: MPs attack Kensington council for failure to spend ...

The council responsible for Grenfell Tower, where at least 58 people are now thought to have lost their lives after Wednesday's horrific fire, has been accused of carrying out “unacceptable ...

Major fire at Grenfell Tower in Kensington | London City Hall

15 June 2017, 11:36am - update. This morning, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed that sadly 17 people are now known to have died in the terrible fire at Grenfell Tower. Any family & friends concerned about their loved ones please contact the Casualty Bureau on 0800 0961 233.

Nearly 4,000 Residents Evacuated in London Because of Fire Hazards

But the high death toll at the 24-story Grenfell Tower in West London has prompted the authorities to consider charges of manslaughter, along with other criminal offenses, said Detective ...

Answers to the Grenfell Tower wall of questions | Grenfell Tower fire ...

The fire in Grenfell Tower burned at 1,000C. Families are being told they may not even get the remains – not bodies – of their loved ones back to bury. Investigators cannot even find 41 of the ...

Grenfell: names of wealthy empty-home owners in borough revealed

Grenfell Tower in west London. Photograph: David Mirzoeff/PA. There are 64 homes listed as vacant in Notting Dale, the ward where Grenfell Tower stood. Of those, six are recorded as having been ...

London Fire | Grenfell Tower death toll set to be in the hundreds

Advertise here from only OR 100 [$261 USD] The fire was reported at the 127 residential appartment, 24 storey, 600 inhabitant apartment block, Grenfell Tower, in north Kensington, West London, one of London’s most affluent districts at 00:54 BST yesterday. The fire is believed to have started on the fourth floor and spread quickly.

After London Fire, 11 More High-Rises Found With Combustible Material

June 22, 2017. LONDON — At least 11 buildings in Britain are clad in combustible material of a kind similar to the cladding that was used on the exterior of Grenfell Tower, the apartment ...

May says sorry to Grenfell Tower fire victims for lack of support

Burning debris falls from Grenfell Tower as a massive fire engulfs the London apartment building early on June 14, 2017. Seventy-two people are confirmed to have died in the fire. Seventy-two ...

Grenfell Tower: May apologises for 'failures of state, local and ...

The independent public advocate role was announced as the official Grenfell fire response team, set up to coordinate relief, said £675,000 had been paid out to those affected by the fire. The ...

Grenfell Tower: 16 council inspections failed to stop use of flammable ...

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London fire: Cladding fears raised by Camden tower block residents - BBC

Residents of the Chalcot Estate - which includes four 22-storey tower blocks and one 18-storey block - told BBC London they were worried about safety and what to do in the event of a fire.

Grenfell Tower residents say managers 'brushed away' fire safety ...

Residents of Grenfell Tower have said they raised multiple concerns about the risk of fire in the months before the fatal blaze at the building, but were “brushed away” by the council’s tenant management organisation. Survivors of the disaster said on Wednesday they had raised fears about the fact that there was only one escape route ...

London Fire Brigade reissues 'stay put' advice after Grenfell Tower ...

London Fire Brigade (LFB) has reissued advice following the Grenfell blaze that tower block residents are "often safer staying put" in the event of a fire. It is based on the assumption that fire ...

Rydon under scrutiny in Grenfell Tower tragedy - Financial Times

Now, the privately owned group is at the centre of a storm of recriminations after the Grenfell Tower fire in London, which killed at least 79 people last week. Rydon led a refurbishment of...

Rydon under scrutiny in Grenfell Tower tragedy - Financial Times

Since the Grenfell fire, Rydon’s work on other council owned tower blocks has come under scrutiny. Rydon led refurbishment work on towers owned by Camden council on the Chalcots estate near ...

Camden flats: Hundreds of homes evacuated over fire risk fears

More than 700 flats in tower blocks on an estate in the Swiss Cottage area of north-west London have been evacuated because of fire safety concerns. Camden Council said people in four towers on ...