damning – The Grenfell Tower fire in London in 2017, in which 72 people died, was the result of “decades of failures” by government and construction industry bodies
London tower block engulfed in flames, 72 dead…. The Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 was the result of “decades of failure” by government and construction industry bodies, according to a damning inquiry report published Wednesday.
The deaths were “all preventable,” said retired judge Martin Moore-Bick, who was responsible for the report, as he released its findings. “We have lost friends, neighbours and loved ones in the most horrific ways, through greed, corruption, incompetence and neglect,” said Natasha Elcock, chair of victims’ group Grenfell United.
Prime Minister apologizes
The government will ensure that this “can never happen again”, promised Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who presented an apology in Parliament “on behalf of the State”. Seventy-two people died on June 14, 2017 in the worst residential fire in Great Britain since the Second World War. It took less than half an hour to spread to the entire 24-storey tower block occupied by families(…) - 20minutes
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