Grenfell inquiry: Deadly fire was culmination of ‘decades of failure by government’
The Grenfell Tower fire, which claimed the lives of 72 people, was the culmination of “decades of failure” by the government and “dishonest” companies, a damning report has found.
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00:00The Grenfell Tower fire, which claimed the lives of 72 people, was the culmination of decades of failure by the government and
00:08dishonest companies a damning report has found. The 1700 page document, released at 11 a.m.
00:14on Wednesday September the 4th, lays bare the Grenfell inquiry's findings around the actions of
00:21corporate firms in the construction industry, the local authority,
00:25London Fire Brigade and government.
00:27The final report, chaired by Sir Martin Moore Bick, said that Grenfell Tower was turned into a death trap by
00:34dishonest construction firms, architects and negligent politicians who ignored fire safety for decades.
00:42A report in 2019 from the first phase of the inquiry
00:45concluded the tower's cladding did not comply with the building regulations and was the principal reason for the rapid, profoundly
00:52shocking spread of the blaze. For more on this head to LondonWorld.com