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Grenfell Tower fire – When?

Summary

On June 14, 2017, a fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London . The tower was part of the Lancaster West estate which was built between 1972 and 1981 . The area had a turbulent history and was infamous for its poverty and wealth disparities . The fire burned for 60 hours and resulted in the death of 72 people . The tragedy prompted a wider debate on the standard of social housing blocks in the country . A BBC investigation concluded that the dramatic story of a baby being thrown from a window during the fire was most likely false . The fire also shed light on the issue of cost taking precedence over safety in building regulations .

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Time range: Jun 14, 2017 – Jul 21, 2017
Subjects: High-rise fire, Social housing, Building regulations, Safety regulations
Locations: Grenfell Tower, North Kensington, West London, Latimer Road Station, Lakanal House

Timeline

Start

Jun 14, 2017

The Grenfell Tower fire, a 24-storey high-rise, breaks out in North Kensington, West London.

Jun 16, 2017

The Grenfell Tower fire prompts a wider debate on the standard of social housing blocks across the country.

Jun 18, 2017

The Observer reports on the Grenfell Tower fire and its devastating impact.

Jun 21, 2017

Nigerian writer Ben Okri writes a poem about the Grenfell Tower fire to raise funds for relatives of victims and survivors.

Jun 24, 2017

The London police blame flammable materials used in the Grenfell Tower's recent renovation for the deadly fire.

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Top Websites

[1] The turbulent history of Grenfell Tower | RIBAJ - RIBA Journal

Grenfell Tower is part of the Lancaster West estate built between 1972 and 1981 on a 28 acre plot behind Latimer Road Station. The area had a turbulent history. In the early 19th century it was infamous as a shanty town of shed housing and piggeries built amid stagnant water. After the bombing of the Second World War, the 1860s terraced housing ...

[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: Who is there for social housing tenants?

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 improve the nation’s stock of social housing. Brown introduced the ‘Decent Homes Standard’ in 2002, aiming ...

[4] The Observer view on the Grenfell Tower fire | Observer editorial

Grenfell Tower fire - latest updates. Sat 17 Jun 2017 19.05 EDT Last modified on Fri 1 Dec 2017 22.08 EST. Share. The horrific images of people signalling for help at the windows of a blazing ...

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

One man on the 17th floor, awoken by the fire engines at around 1.15am, peered out of his window, saw the fire “blazing up” and woke his aunt. By the time the two managed to get downstairs,...

[6] Doctor recounts night of Grenfell Tower fire: 'Our first wave of ...

Grenfell Tower: 12 dead in fire that destroyed 24-storey tower block Read more In the car on the way, the radio news reports said that it was a 27-storey tower block with 120 flats in it.

[7] Grenfell Tower 2017 – A Poem by Ben Okri

‘Grenfell Tower, June, 2017’ is a poem written by Nigerian writer Ben Okri. To raise funds for relatives of victims of the Grenfel Tower fire, and for survivors. June 23, 2017. by: Ben Okri. It was like a burnt matchbox in the sky. It was black and long and burnt in the sky. You saw it through the flowering stump of trees.

[8] Lessons from Lakanal House were not heeded – then Grenfell happened

As a special correspondent for the BBC, I investigated the Lakanal House fire in 2009 that killed six people in a south London tower block and its consequences over the next few years. What seems ...

[9] Dramatic Grenfell baby story probably never happened - BBC News

One of the most dramatic stories from the night of the Grenfell Tower blaze - that a baby was thrown from a window and caught - probably never happened, a BBC investigation has concluded. The news ...

[10] Why Grenfell Tower Burned: Regulators Put Cost Before Safety

The incineration of Grenfell Tower on June 14, the deadliest fire in Britain in more than a century, is now a national tragedy. The London police on Friday blamed flammable materials used in...

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Grenfell Tower: Cladding 'changed to cheaper version' - BBC

Documents show the aluminium cladding was less fire-resistant than zinc, saving nearly £300,000.

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

4pm on 14 June, 2017. Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation admits it was aware of residents concerns about fire safety at the block. Meanwhile, tensions boil over at the scene of the disaster among angry locals. Weary firefighters battled the blaze in long shifts. 5pm on 14 June, 2017.

BBC News - Panorama, London Tower Fire: Britain's Shame

London Tower Fire: Britain's Shame. Richard Bilton investigates what happened at Grenfell Tower, and the grief and anger about one of Britain's worst fire disasters in living memory in one of its ...

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

How did the fire start? The fire was first reported at 12:54 a.m. The site was Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, built in 1974, which housed at least 400 people in 120 apartments across 20 ...

The Report: Kingspan and the Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Grenfell fire seen just before 5am on June 14, 2017, from Putney Hill in London. Photo by Cbakerbrian, CC-BY SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Photo by Cbakerbrian, CC-BY SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Between November 2020 and March 2021, eight Kingspan managers were called to testify and produce documents in the U.K. Government’s ongoing Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

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.

What happened to the Grenfell Tower 'jumpers' then? - BangkokJack News

On the night of June 13/14 a devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in west London left at least eighty people dead. Thanks to modern media the world watched as the building went up like a roman candle. Something that should not be possible in modern times and with modern building regulations. Live news coverage began almost immediately and some ...

Grenfell Tower - GOV.UK

Information relating to the fire at Grenfell Tower. 2 January 2023. Added Grenfell Tower Survivors’ settlement policy. 18 December 2020

Talk of Grenfell 'remains' leaves shattered son upset and confused ...

Choucair, who lost six close relatives in the Grenfell Tower fire, has been told by police that “13 remains” have been discovered in the 22nd floor flat where his sister lived. But he has no ...

Grenfell Tower: 79 presumed dead in London fire | CNN

At least 79 people are dead or missing and presumed dead following the fire that tore through the 24-story Grenfell Tower in London, police have said.

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

23 June 2017. PA. 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 ...

Revealed: the tower block fire warnings that ministers ignored

Theresa May avoids Grenfell Tower questions on Newsnight Guardian. His criticism came as the prime minister admitted on Saturday that although the emergency services had been “heroic”, support ...

How the Grenfell Tower fire happened, explained - YouTube

Reporter Lucy Pasha-Robinson goes over the backstory of housing and local politics in Britain that lead to the Grenfell Tower fire that killed around 80 people.

Grenfell Tower: 82 buildings fail new fire safety test - BBC News

The fire at Grenfell Tower block on 14 June in North Kensington, London, killed at least 80 people. Of the 82 buildings that failed the latest test, 47 are local authority or housing association ...

London fire brigade boss: ‘It was a massive risk, but it’s our job to ...

Grenfell Tower fire - live updates. Sat 17 Jun 2017 16.30 EDT Last modified on Fri 1 Dec 2017 22.09 EST. Share . D any Cotton is used to receiving bad news in the small hours. As commissioner of ...

What we know and what we do not know about the Grenfell Tower fire

Questions over block’s construction, refurbishment and maintenance. The disaster at Grenfell Tower in west London is the worst tower block fire the UK has witnessed, having claimed 30 lives so far.

Grenfell Tower fire: Inquiry 'can and will provide answers' - BBC

The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire has opened, with its chairman promising it will provide answers to how the disaster could have happened in 21st century London.

How did London tower block fire spread so fast and kill so many?

In the middle of the night, while most residents were sleeping, a devastating fire started at Grenfell Tower, a high-rise block of flats in London. At least 17 people have died, but the toll is ...

'Disaster waiting to happen': fire expert slams UK tower blocks

What we know so far. “A disaster waiting to happen,” is how the architect and fire expert Sam Webb describes hundreds of tower blocks across the UK, after the fire at Grenfell Tower in ...

Everything we know so far about the Grenfell Tower fire in London

When and where has the fire happened? Fire crews were first called to the scene in Latimer Road, north Kensington at 12.54am. The fire is at the Grenfell Tower block of flats. Grenfell Tower was ...

The Economic System That Made the Grenfell Tragedy Possible

Passers-by look at posters and messages of condolence for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire in North London, June 25, 2017. (Reuters / Peter Nicholls)

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 ...

The Grenfell tragedy exposes a tawdry culture that has held sway for ...

Yet the death toll of Grenfell Tower, if it is ever known, might make it the worst peacetime fire for very many decades, worse than the fires at Bradford City’s ground in 1985 and the Summerland ...

Could a tragedy like the Grenfell Tower fire happen in the U.S.?

AP Photo/Matt Dunham. The Grenfell Tower fire in London has triggered questions about how the tragedy could have happened, whether it could happen elsewhere, and what might be learned from it to ...

London Fire: Questions Swirl Over Deadly Blaze at Grenfell Tower - NBC News

Smoke rises from the Grenfell Tower apartment block in London on June 14, 2017. Andy Rain / EPA. LONDON — The high-rise apartment block in London that went up in flames Wednesday recently had an ...

Grenfell Tower Fire: latest Inquiry updates and full timeline

Key timings included: 00.54 Behailu Kebede calls 999 to report a fire in Flat 16, floor 4 Grenfell Tower. 00.59 First firefighters reach the tower. 01.09 Fire breaks out of Flat 16 into exterior cladding and starts to climb the east facade rapidly. 01.14 Firefighters enter the kitchen of Flat 16 for the first time.

The chronicle of a tragedy foretold: Grenfell Tower

Grenfell Tower fire - latest updates. Jamie Doward. Sat 17 Jun 2017 16.30 EDT Last modified on Fri 1 Dec 2017 22.09 EST. Share. The residents of Grenfell Tower were alarmed to discover smoke ...

Theresa May announces public inquiry into Grenfell Tower fire

Last modified on Wed 23 May 2018 07.01 EDT. Theresa May has ordered a full public inquiry into the devastating fire in Grenfell Tower in west London, as the death toll continues to rise. May said ...

Grenfell Tower: What happened - BBC News

16 June 2017. Updated 29 October 2019. The fire which destroyed Grenfell Tower in June 2017 was one of the UK's worst modern disasters. Just before 01:00 on 14 June, fire broke out in the...

Grenfell Tower: cladding material linked to fire pulled from sale ...

The decision to stop selling Reynobond PE for use in skyscraper cladding comes after it emerged that the company knew that the less fire-resistant version, Reynobond PE, would be used on Grenfell ...

Grenfell Tower fire victim's last phone call to brother: 'Why did you ...

Grenfell Tower fire victim's last phone call to brother: 'Why did you leave me?' 'We came from Syria to be safe here, and now we’re dying here,' says Omar Alhajali. Katie Forster. Friday 16 June ...

Grenfell Tower, June, 2017: a poem by Ben Okri - Financial Times

If you want to see how the poor die, come see Grenfell Tower. See the tower, and let a world-changing deed flower. Always there’s that discrepancy Between what happens and what we are told.

Firefighters describe their battle with Grenfell Tower blaze

“My pager went off at 1.18am to inform me of a flat fire at Grenfell Tower,” Welch said. “Initially they had six machines there. Then they asked for eight, and then 10, and then 15, 20 and ...

Government response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy - GOV.UK

Until the Grenfell Fire many experts would have claimed that system has served us well. But now we have witnessed a catastrophic failure, on a scale many thought impossible in 21st century Britain.

The Grenfell Tower Fire Would Not Have Happened Without EU And Climate ...

Had the Grenfell installation been properly tested under BS 8414 it would not have met the standard, and thus the fire could not have happened. The ultimate irony is that China and Dubai are now adopting mandatory systems based on BS 8414. They can do this because they are not in the EU. But, because Britain is still in the EU, it cannot legally enforce the very standard which would have ...

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: residents had predicted massive fire

The residents of Grenfell Tower in west London had warned of the potentially devastating effects of a fire before last night’s blaze which caused at least 17 deaths and scores of injuries . Comment. The 24-storey building in north Kensington, which had only recently undergone an £8.6 million refurbishment overseen by Studio E Architects,was ...

Kensington MP Emma Dent Coad on Grenfell: ‘Safety shouldn’t be an ...

Dent Coad’s maiden speech on 22 June was quietly delivered but damning: “The burnt carcass of Grenfell Tower speaks for itself, and has revealed the true face of Kensington. The mask has ...

Reality Check: What happened to Grenfell Tower donations?

17 July 2017. By Tom Burridge,BBC Reality Check. PA. More than 170 tonnes of physical donations were collected following the fire at Grenfell Tower. Survivors and relatives of those who died in ...

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 ...

Everything we know about the Grenfell Tower blaze: Why did it happen ...

Where was the fire? It took place in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower in Kensington, West London. The residential highrise was built in 1974 and contains 120 homes. The fire broke out shortly before 1 ...

The Grenfell Tower fire: Britain’s worst fire in a century

22nd September: Only five Grenfell families in permanent homes 100 days after fire. A 16-year-old has become the latest victim of the Grenfell Tower fire to be named.

How the tragedy unfolded at Grenfell Tower - BBC News

Seventy-two people died after a huge fire engulfed Grenfell Tower, a west London residential tower block, in the early hours of Wednesday, 14 June 2017. What happened? More than 200...

Grenfell Tower fire: What happened to the people on the 21st floor? - BBC

Ten adults and five children lived on the 21st floor of Grenfell Tower. Nine survived the devastating fire which swept through the west London tower block on 14 June. Six of them - and one unborn ...

Could something like the Grenfell Tower fire happen in Ireland?

While Ireland does not have 24-storey apartment blocks such as Grenfell Tower, a similar type fire in a seven-storey apartment complex here – which spreads as easily as the fire did in London ...

Grenfell Tower fire: How did it happen? Huge questions remain over ...

Grenfell Tower fire: How did it happen? Huge questions remain over horrific blaze 'It is not going to finish with this – this is just the start' Andrew Griffin. Thursday 15 June 2017 09:07 BST ...

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: Engineering responsibility - Independent Australia

Grenfell Tower fire disaster: Engineering responsibility. By Samuel Douglas | 17 June 2017, 11:30am | 11 comments |. (Image screenshot Channel 4 News video) In the aftermath of the disastrous Grenfell Tower fire, people are asking how: how can this happen? The answer, writes Dr Samuel Douglas is that engineering disasters and moral failures ...

Grenfell firefighters 'hampered by equipment' - BBC News

BBC Newsnight investigates. A series of failings that hampered the efforts of firefighters to tackle the Grenfell Tower fire and rescue the building's residents have been identified by a BBC ...

What caused the Grenfell Tower fire: all the theories - The Telegraph

"But the external spread of fire, which seems to be the case that happened here, is nothing new though because Lakanal was partly an external spread." Those missing from the Grenfell Tower blaze

'Day of rage' protesters demand May's resignation | Grenfell Tower fire ...

First published on Wed 21 Jun 2017 09.57 EDT. Hundreds of protesters marched from west London to Downing Street on Wednesday to protest against the government’s response to the Grenfell Tower ...

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

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 tragedy could happen in ...

Grenfell Tower Disaster : r/engineering - Reddit

It's not clear wether this happened at Grenfell, however, it was a major contributory factor to The Station Nightclub fire in 2003 (Warning, the video is a bit graphic). As mentioned by u/FirePe , the building's cladding was made of PVC, which although is classed as a fire retardant plastic, still burns.

The Red Cross's priority is to help every victim of the Grenfell Tower fire

The operation following last week’s Grenfell Tower fire was intensely complex, and the truth of what happened will take time to come out in full. The question of whether the above steps were ...

Grenfell Tower disaster: how did the fire spread so quickly?

Grenfell Tower disaster: how did the fire spread so quickly? Published: June 14, 2017 11:41am EDT • Updated: June 15, 2017 6:03am EDT Feng Fu , City, University of London

What caused the Grenfell Tower fire: all the theories : r/europe - Reddit

What caused the Grenfell Tower fire: all the theories. The cause of the horrific blaze at Grenfell Tower in west London has yet to be established – but several theories have begun to emerge over what may have caused it. On Friday morning, the official death toll stood at 17 – but this is likely to rise as recovery teams continue their search of the tower's smouldering wreckage. As the ...

Grenfell Tower, explained: how a deadly fire in London became a ... - Vox

On June 14, a fire broke out just after midnight in Grenfell Tower, a 24-story public housing project. As the fire rapidly spread through the building, residents were so desperate to get...

Grenfell Tower: firefighters search overnight with toll expected to ...

Officers confirmed the arrest relates to the fire at Grenfell Tower and the man is in custody at a west London police station. If you are concerned for loved ones the police have set up an ...

Pictures show Grenfell Tower before and after fire ripped through ...

Six people have been confirmed dead in a large blaze which ripped through Grenfell Tower in west London on Wednesday (June 14). More than 50 people were taken to hospital and a number of people were trapped in the building as emergency services attended the scene shortly after 1am. Grenfell Tower had only recently undergone a £10million ...

Grenfell Tower fire: death toll raised to 79 as minute's silence held

The number of people dead or missing presumed dead following the Grenfell Tower tragedy has risen to 79, police have said, as a minute’s silence was held for victims of the fire.. Firefighters ...

Protesters march as anger mounts over Grenfell Tower response – as it ...

Protesters march as anger mounts over Grenfell Tower response – as it happened. This article is more than 6 years old. Follow the latest updates as Theresa May outlines an aid package and ...

Thousands may have been traumatised by Grenfell fire, say experts

“Our firefighters and control officers did absolutely everything they possibly could on the night of the Grenfell fire, and their welfare, along with the welfare of the 999 operators involved in ...

Grenfell Tower inferno a 'disaster waiting to happen' as concerns are ...

An inferno which engulfed a tower block, killing at least 12 in what could become one of the biggest fire tragedies in British history, was a "disaster waiting to happen", experts have said.

Cladding for Grenfell Tower was cheaper, more flammable option

Grenfell Tower fire - latest updates Rob Davies , Kate Connolly in Berlin and Ian Sample Fri 16 Jun 2017 08.44 EDT First published on Fri 16 Jun 2017 07.44 EDT

Grenfell Tower Fire: How did it happen? - The Independent

It is 100 days since the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower fire that killed around 80 people. The conditions that led to the fire involve local council disputes, outsourcing, building regulations ...

The Grenfell Tower Fire ← Forensic Architecture

The Grenfell Tower fire was unprecedented in UK history—not least because of the scale of publicly available information about the night. We are building an interactive platform that will synthesise that information to create the most comprehensive account of what exactly happened that night. Search . The Grenfell Tower Fire. Date of Incident. 14.06.2017. Location. London, UK. Publication ...

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.

How might we avert another tragedy like the Grenfell Tower fire ...

But spending lots of public money to stop something that has never happened, and is not likely to happen, is not a vote winner. In fire safety the answer to that conundrum has often been reactive ...

Grenfell Tower’s residents were failed long before fire broke out

It did not discharge that basic duty towards the residents of Grenfell Tower. We know enough already to strongly suspect that this was an avoidable disaster. It never had to happen. The burnt-out ...

Grenfell cladding approved by residents was swapped for cheaper version ...

Fire-resistant zinc cladding approved by residents of Grenfell Tower was replaced in the refurbishment contract with cheaper aluminium panels to save £293,368, according to documents seen by the ...

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

The fire, which started at 12.54am, is said to have engulfed the entire block, affecting all 24 floors. Emergency services rushed to the scene. London ambulance service said they were called at...

Why did the deadly fire at Grenfell Tower spread so quickly?

There are serious questions about how the fire which devastated a London tower block was able to spread so quickly. With 120 households living, cooking, and using electrics in Grenfell...

Grenfell Tower fire and the inevitable human cost of austerity

Grenfell Tower fire and the inevitable human cost of austerity. Reader responses to the Grenfell tragedy, including from Dave Welsh, who recalls north Kensington’s spirit of resistance to ...

Key questions about the Grenfell Tower fire

The “stay put” advice stems from longstanding strategies for fighting fires in “compartmentalised” high-rise buildings. It assumes that most fires can be contained behind each flat’s ...

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

That fire broke out on the ninth floor of the tower block, killing six people and injuring at least 20 others. Lakanal Tower was located in a less deprived area, ranking in the bottom 20% in England.

Grenfell Tower Fire - What happens next? | News on the Block

The recent fire in Grenfell Tower in West London provoked a lot of comments in the media. A thought should be shared with those affected, as losing a loved one must be the most unsettling of events that anyone can suffer. This impact on individuals will remain for the rest of their lives, long after the public outcry has passed and is without measure the most significant impact of this fire.

Police officer among first to respond to Grenfell fire describes horror ...

Commander Stuart Cundy, who is overseeing the operation following the fire at Grenfell Tower, said police were “still trying to fully comprehend” the human cost of the tragedy as a criminal ...

Grenfell Tower: delayed backup engines 'hampered rescue'

Members of the first fire crews to attend Grenfell Tower have expressed frustration at the time it took to send backup engines, a delay that hampered their ability to evacuate more people, the ...

The Grenfell Tower fire was the end result of a disdainful housing ...

The scale of the tragedy at Grenfell is singular, but the underlying causes of the fire are deeply economic and political. This approach to and accompanying narrative about social housing dates ...

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 ...

Grenfell Tower - How did it happen? - passivehouseplus.ie

And while fire deaths have fallen by 30% in the last decade, between 2015 and 2016 this trend reversed by 15%, with a 5% increase in the number of fires attended. That was before Grenfell Tower. Over the past decade, as construction boomed on the back of soaring prices and soaring rents, “innovative” buildings sprang up everywhere. And now ...

I said in 2009 we couldn’t allow more people to die in a tower block fire

I led the calls for a public inquiry after the Lakanal House fire in Camberwell, south London, that killed six people in 2009. I said then that we couldn’t allow a similar tragedy to happen ...

Grenfell Tower gas pipes left exposed, despite fire safety expert's ...

Dozens of exposed gas pipes in Grenfell Tower that caused residents to fear for their safety were left bare despite a council safety expert ordering them to be protected by fire-retardant boxing.

Grenfell survivors blame mainstream media – how do we overcome mistrust ...

Media blog Grenfell Tower fire. This article is more than 6 years old. Grenfell survivors blame mainstream media – how do we overcome mistrust? This article is more than 6 years old. Afua Hirsch ...

Grenfell: faith groups step in to mediate between officials and ...

Worship still happens, but all our services have a strong Grenfell element and will continue to do so.” He said a significant number of people who did not regard themselves as religious had ...

Yes, the Grenfell Tower fire is political - The Conversation

Tenants of Grenfell Tower seem to feel as though the KCTMO did not lead an adequate response to their concerns. In a blog post, dated November 2016, a residents’ action group said: