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Summary

The Grenfell Tower fire occurred on June 14 and resulted in 70 people dying at the scene and 2 dying later in the hospital . The cladding material used on the tower was later pulled from sale around the world . There were expert warnings about inadequate fire safety rules before the disaster . A taskforce was set up to take over council management in response to the tragedy . The government provided updates on the fire and fire safety . The Trellick Tower fire in April suggests there was something different about the design of Grenfell Tower . As a result, 79 people were presumed dead .

Metadata

Time range: Jun 14, 2017 – Jul 07, 2017
Subjects: Fire, Safety, Government Response, Tragedy, Kensington and Chelsea Council
Locations: Grenfell Tower, North Kensington, West London

Timeline

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Jun 14, 2017

A fire breaks out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, West London.

Jun 15, 2017

The Portobello Business Centre acts as a first point of contact for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.

Jun 18, 2017

The Observer reveals that government ministers ignored expert warnings about inadequate fire safety rules before the Grenfell Tower disaster.

Jun 20, 2017

At least 79 people are dead or missing and presumed dead in the Grenfell Tower fire.

Jun 22, 2017

Information relating to the Grenfell Tower fire is published by the government.

Jun 24, 2017

A refrigerator fire is reported as the cause of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Jun 26, 2017

The company responsible for the cladding material used in Grenfell Tower pulls it from sale around the world.

Jul 03, 2017

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid provides an update on the Grenfell Tower fire and fire safety.

Jul 07, 2017

A taskforce takes over Kensington and Chelsea council in response to the Grenfell Tower fire.

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Top Websites

[1] Escaping the Inferno - The New York Times

grenfell tower Aalya Moses was having trouble sleeping just before 1 a.m., when she heard frantic knocking. Her neighbor, Behailu Kebede, said his refrigerator had caught fire.

[2] Grenfell Tower fire: support for people affected - GOV.UK

The Portobello Business Centre are acting as a first point of contact for people whose businesses may have been affected by the tragic events at Grenfell Tower. 020 7460 5050 Info@pbc.co.uk www ...

[3] 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.

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

The company that manufactures an element of the cladding believed to have contributed to the rapid spread of fire through Grenfell Tower has pulled the material from sale around the world.

[5] Grenfell Tower - GOV.UK

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

[6] Revealed: the tower block fire warnings that ministers ignored

The extent to which government ministers failed to act on expert warnings about inadequate fire safety rules before the Grenfell Tower disaster in London can be revealed by the Observer.. As ...

[7] Grenfell Fire: how Kensington and Chelsea council's response to the ...

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.

[8] 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 ...

[9] The chronicle of a tragedy foretold: Grenfell Tower

A fire last April at another property managed by KCTMO, the 31-storey Trellick Tower, suggests there was something catastrophically different about the design of Grenfell Tower. According to the ...

[10] 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. Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The politics of fire: from Ancient Rome and San Francisco to Grenfell Tower

Throughout history, devastating fires have sparked crises in the status quo. Like Grenfell Tower, they reveal much about the political structures shaping our cities. F lames were still visible ...

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 ...

Racism And Classism Killed The Residents Of Grenfell Tower

The tragedy of Grenfell Tower is one of both race and class, and it's time we acknowledge a few hard truths about systemic inequality in Britain - before another senseless and unbearable tragedy ...

there must be arrests after Grenfell Tower - The Guardian

Revisit the public inquiry after the Summerland disaster of 1973, the same year Grenfell was put up. In a leisure centre in the Isle of Man, 50 people lost their lives. The building was metal-clad ...

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 ...

Grenfell Tower investigation starting point is 80 deaths by ...

Grenfell Tower contained 129 flats, most of which were one- or two-bed properties. Police have been unable to trace survivors from 23 flats. Police have been unable to trace survivors from 23 ...

ACM cladding in Scotland: questions and answers - gov.scot

An additional 700 operational assurance visits have been carried out since the Grenfell Tower fire and more than 900 additional home fire safety visits to residents in high-rise buildings. At present, the Service is giving priority to high rise residents who ask for a Home Fire Safety Visit. Additionally fire crews make quarterly visits to all high rise buildings to ensure local fire-fighters ...

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

More remain missing and dozens are injured. Already, people are asking how the fire spread so rapidly and why it was so difficult for residents to escape. Doubtless, in time, a thorough...

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

The Grenfell Tower fire was the end result of a disdainful housing policy | Pilgrim Tucker Read more. In times of crisis we are guided by our fundamental principles of humanity, impartiality ...

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...

"The Grenfell Tower fire was not the result of a criminal plot ... - Reddit

The Grenfell Tower fire was not the result of a criminal plot to burn the poor, nor was it a freak accident. It was the logical end result of a process of decision-making driven by a particular philosophy of governance and a particular set of economic laws. If there is no money to be made in housing the destitute in safe buildings, and the prevailing ethos is that profit should be allowed to ...

Theresa May announces public inquiry into Grenfell Tower fire

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 she had heard “heartbreaking stories 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.

Small fraction of Grenfell donations given to victims, regulator ...

The Red Cross said: “Every penny of the £5.75m raised by the Red Cross for the London fire relief fund will go to the surviving victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster and their families.” It ...

Grenfell Tower fire exposes the injustice of disasters

Published: June 20, 2017 4:02pm EDT. Residents near the burnt-out Grenfell Tower display a sign that expresses their anger at being marginalised and ignored. Decades of gentrification in 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 ...

John McDonnell claims the Grenfell Tower fire was 'social murder'

John McDonnell has said those killed in the Grenfell Tower disaster were the victims of "social murder". The shadow chancellor repeated claims that 80 people understood to have died in last month ...

'Amazing' emergency services work through night at Grenfell Tower fire ...

London Fire Brigade say "a number" of people have died at Grenfell Tower, after a blaze tore through the block. Ambulances have taken more than 50 people to hospitals across the capital.

How the Grenfell Tower disaster unfolded | Grenfell Tower fire | The ...

Sixteen hours later, with smoke still rising from the smouldering, blackened husk of the block containing 120 homes, the death toll was confirmed at 12, a number expected to rise, with others still...

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

Grenfell Tower’s action group rightly regarded their social landlord and their local council as being in “sordid collusion” with each other to disregard the needs of tens of thousands of ...

What went wrong at Grenfell Tower? The search for answers begins

Referring to Grenfell Tower, Angus Law, of the BRE Centre for Fire Safety Engineering at Edinburgh University, said: “Early media reports suggest that this event has similarities with other ...

‘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 ...

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 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 ...

John McDonnell says Grenfell Tower disaster was 'social murder'

John McDonnell has said people responsible for “social murder” at Grenfell Tower should be held to account. The shadow chancellor insisted he had no regrets about saying the victims of the ...

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.

Grenfell shows just how Britain fails migrants | Nesrine Malik

To be housed in towers such as Grenfell is to be in a state of constant compromise in terms of quality of life and, as we see, safety. You have no options. Councils will store you as cost ...

Grenfell Tower inquiry judge has controversial history in housing cases ...

A recently retired court of appeal judge who specialised in commercial law has been appointed to head the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire. Sir Martin Moore-Bick, 70, only left the bench last ...

Government-backed 'red tape' group looked at EU fire safety rules on ...

Fire damage at Grenfell Tower in west London. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA. Grenfell Tower fire. This article is more than 6 years old. Government-backed 'red tape' group looked at EU fire safety ...

Grenfell Tower: the cladding, the contractors and the chain of confusion

The Grenfell disaster raised memories of a tower block fire in Irvine, Scotland, in 1999 that was also widely blamed on flammable cladding. Mr Evans and Mr Ford were two Fire Brigades Union...

Why Grenfell Tower Burned: Regulators Put Cost Before Safety

Flames and smoke engulfed Grenfell Tower in London this month, resulting in at least 79 deaths. Toby Melville/Reuters. LONDON — The doorbell woke Yassin Adam just before 1 a.m. A neighbor was...

Grenfell Tower fire and the inevitable human cost of austerity

One of the most disturbing aspects of the Grenfell Tower disaster is the large number of people in the building who were killed and who are unknown. There are a number of possible explanations ...

How the tragedy unfolded at Grenfell Tower - BBC News

18 May 2018. 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...

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

Grenfell Tower’s management company carried out an overhaul of the fire safety system only last year, considering it a model for its many properties. In board meeting minutes last year, it said ...

‘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 ...

Grenfell Tower Fire 'Was A Result Of Putting Profits Before People ...

“Grenfell Tower is the result of putting profit before people. A council that has been Tory since 1964 has been conducting its own internal, to quote David Cameron, ‘bonfire of of red tape ...

Yes, the Grenfell Tower fire is political - The Conversation

Yes, the Grenfell Tower fire is political – it’s a failure of many governments. One of the key functions of the state is to protect its citizens. Much of the debate in the UK’s recent ...

Inquest for 12-year-old Grenfell Tower victim hears of family's pain

The family of 12-year-old Jessica Urbano Ramirez, who died in the Grenfell Tower fire, have wept at the opening of her inquest at Westminster coroner’s court.

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.

Grenfell Tower fire: army of volunteers join relief effort

Musa Kalamulah, who has lived in Whitstable Tower for more than 30 years, agreed that there there was no sprinkler system or fire alarm in his building. “The design of these towers is madness ...

Locals’ anger and frustration spills out after Grenfell Tower fire

Grenfell Tower graphic “This has been a bottom-up effort from the community, people from the community just trying to find out where to bring stuff,” he said.

Public health advice following the Grenfell Tower fire - GOV.UK

Public Health England ( PHE) has been providing specialist advice on health following the Grenfell Tower fire. This includes health advice on air quality, smoke exposure, asbestos, and the clean ...

Plight of Grenfell Tower fire victims inspires wave of giving

It said: “We are all devastated by the news of the terrible fire at Grenfell Tower and our thoughts are with everyone affected.” Various other Just Giving sites raised thousands, including one ...

Firefighters describe their battle with Grenfell Tower blaze

Hundreds of people had been inside Grenfell Tower when the fire took hold on 14 June. Many of them heeded official fire safety advice to stay put in their flats. Others, however, fled their homes ...

Grenfell Tower exposed the confusion about who is responsible for fire ...

Most fires result from action taken by people – smoking, cooking, or using dodgy charging cables. But some fires are made much worse by the building and what has been done to it. London Fire ...

Grenfell Tower fire: handling immigration cases - GOV.UK

Guidance on the handling of immigration cases involving Grenfell Tower fire survivors and other affected individuals. From: Home Office Published 5 July 2017 Last updated 6 April 2018 — See all ...

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

Grenfell Tower renovation works were inspected 16 times by Kensington and Chelsea council, but these checks failed to prevent the use of the flammable cladding being blamed for spreading the fire ...

Grenfell Tower death toll may not be known until end of year – police ...

The detective leading the criminal investigation added it had identified 60 firms involved in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, up from 12 last week, and that number is expected to grow.

Grenfell is political. The right can’t make that fact go away

Grenfell has been described as “social murder”, a phrase from Friedrich Engels that describes the appalling conditions that result in the deaths of working-class people. Certainly, decisions ...

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

Why the survivors of Grenfell Tower are angry needs, obviously, absolutely no explanation. Their demands to the local authority were ignored, the dangers they faced went unreported, and any ...

Grenfell Tower death toll will remain at about 80, police believe

Grenfell Tower contained 129 flats, most of which were one- or two-bed properties. Police have been unable to trace survivors from 23 flats. Police have been unable to trace survivors from 23 flats.

Fact Check: is the type of cladding used on Grenfell Tower actually ...

Vertical spread of fire from outside a building is a result of many factors. The material used for cladding and its combustibility is only one. The gap allowing the fire to move from one storey to ...

Grenfell Tower Cladding, West London Fire - e-architect

Reynobond PE Sales Stopped for Tower Blocks. The US firm that supplied cladding used on London’s Grenfell Tower says it has ended global sales of the product for use in high-rise blocks. Arconic said it was discontinuing sales of Reynobond PE for tower blocks due to “issues” identified by the fire.

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: was Tory austerity to blame or do problems date ...

Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn have clashed over whether the tragic deaths of 80 people in Grenfell Tower fire is “one of the disastrous effects of austerity” or has been developing as a result ...

Grenfell Tower fire: MP says public must be told to stop using Hotpoint ...

Police confirmed on Friday that a Hotpoint FF175BP model started the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, where at least 79 people are feared to have been killed. The government ...

Grenfell Tower fire victims: The 71 people named as killed or presumed ...

Ms Saye's mother, Mary Mendy - also known as Sissy Mendy - is thought to have been visiting her daughter on the 20th floor of Grenfell Tower when the fire broke out. She died on the 13th floor, an ...

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 ...

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

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Grenfell Tower fire started by faulty Hotpoint fridge-freezer

Grenfell Tower fire was started by Hotpoint fridge-freezer and spread to ‘combustible’ cladding. Manslaughter charges could result from police investigations as recovery work continues

Covering of Grenfell Tower to begin within three weeks

The stability of the tower had been a “big issue” over the six weeks since the devastating fire in which at least 80 people died, he said. The building comprised a core and four columns, one ...

Grenfell Tower: results of fire investigation may not be published for ...

A fire investigation report into the devastating blaze at Grenfell Tower in west London will not be released publicly until the opening of full inquests into those who have died – which could ...

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

Grenfell Tower fire survivor, 12, treated for cyanide poisoning . Read more. It emerged on Wednesday that Luana Gomes, 12, who survived the tower inferno in north Kensington, London, on 14 June ...

Long and complex forensic investigation ahead for Grenfell Tower

In the upper floors of Grenfell tower, where the fire is thought to have been most intense, victims’ bodies could be severely damaged and under deep layers of debris and ash. Search dogs will ...

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.

Thousands may have been traumatised by Grenfell fire, say experts

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What we know so far about the London tower block fire

The Grenfell Action Group, a residents’ association, repeatedly warned about the risk of fire in the tower and claimed that a major blaze was narrowly averted after a power surge in 2013. The ...

The political implications of the Grenfell Tower fire

The June 14 Grenfell Tower inferno is such an event. In years to come it will be necessary to refer to the political life of Britain in terms of “before” and “after” Grenfell.

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 tragedy shows social housing system has failed UK ...

The result is a system that has failed to protect our citizens – cost-cutting and reckless decisions were made with little fear of anyone being held responsible. The Grenfell Tower fire and ...

Support for victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster - GOV.UK

During a meeting with survivors of the fire, she announced a £5 million fund would be made available to pay for emergency supplies, food, clothes and other costs.

Grenfell Tower survivor reunited with cat she lost on night of blaze

On the night of the fire, O’Hara was in “hysterical mode, panicking, crying” after discovering Grenfell Tower was ablaze. “I made a plan to put Rosey in her cat carrier and cover it with a ...

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

Grenfell Tower’s residents claim that the management organization never provided detailed information about what they should do in case of a fire. There were fire safety signs posted throughout ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Those missing from the Grenfell Tower blaze. Mr Fieldhouse said reports that the Lakanal fire was made worse by cladding being put up on the outside of the building may be the case at Grenfell ...

Grenfell Tower fire: we could have done more, says Red Cross chief

As a result of such problems, Adamson suggested the Red Cross was less effective at dealing with the wake of Grenfell Tower fire than it would have been in some of its responses to foreign disasters.

Hotpoint fridge freezer sparked Grenfell Tower fire - The Telegraph

Hotpoint's safety record was called into question as police confirmed that it was one of its fridges that sparked the Grenfell Tower fire. A Hotpoint FF175BP model was found to have been the ...

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.

Complex chain of companies that worked on Grenfell Tower raises ...

Grenfell Tower fire – latest developments . Rob Davies. Fri 16 Jun 2017 03.54 EDT First published on Thu 15 Jun 2017 15.14 EDT. Share. A long chain of companies was responsible for refurbishing ...

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

graphic of Grenfell Tower. There was anger and recrimination as residents said their concerns about fire safety in the building over many years and during a £10m refurbishment last year, had been ...

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

The Grenfell fire has thrown up vital questions about the safety, accountability and regulation of public housing. Our fear – as researchers who work on cataloguing and analysing the effects of ...

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

The Grenfell Tower fire was the end result of a disdainful housing policy. Pilgrim Tucker. As social housing has been sold off, remaining tenants have come to be viewed as problems to be...

Grenfell Tower: council to terminate contract with property managers ...

Isis Amlak, a member of the Grenfell Action Group, attacked the council for its “bullying” culture. She said: “Think of all those people that you have employed in the past that have a ...