‘Desperation’ led ‘completely trapped’ Grenfell Tower residents to wrongly believe they would be rescued by helicopter as they begged 999 operators to airlift them from blazing building Helicopters sent by the National Police Air Service weren’t equipped for rescue Report into the tragedy found residents weren’t told that they would be rescued Nabil Choucair claims … Read more
Tower block timebomb fears as it emerges two in three STILL don’t have safer cladding… more than three years after Grenfell inferno Government pledged safe cladding alternatives after 2017 Grenfell Tower tragedy Alternatives to dangerous cladding would be provided on multi-storey buildings by June Little over a third of high-rises with similar cladding have had … Read more
This is the chilling moment a Grenfell conman who pretended his wife and son died in the catastrophic blaze ‘exposed his guilt with a dead eye stare’ in a television interview. Anh Nhu Nguyen told volunteers a bogus tale that he’d lost his home and family when a fire ripped through the 24-storey west London tower block … Read more
Chief contractor on refurbishment of Grenfell Tower used ‘Essex boy patter’ to try and persuade others involved in the project to use cheaper cladding, inquiry hears Grenfell contractor Rydon wanted cheaper cladding used, inquiry is told The contractor had altered financial figures to keep the cost savings themselves The Grenfell Inquiry heard they building’s owners … Read more
Grenfell Tower fire safety consultant ignored email about cladding because he was only copied in and not the ‘primary recipient’, inquiry told Terry Ashton ignored documents outlining proposed cladding and insulation The fire safety consultant also failed to read the architect’s progress report It comes as the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire began once … Read more
Grenfell Tower inquiry is urged to be ‘on the right side of history’ and not ‘ignore’ impact of poverty and race on disaster that killed 72 people Leslie Thomas QC said Tuesday the issue of race was the ‘elephant in the room’ Grenfell Next of Kin group has asked inquiry to investigate ‘institutional racism’ Legal … Read more
Seven families who were left without houses after the Grenfell Tower fire are still waiting for permanent homes three years later, a new report reveals. More than 200 households were homeless following the devastating blaze that ripped through the 24-storey tower, leaving 72 people dead, on June 14, 2017. Hundreds of families were placed in bed … Read more
Adele thanked Grenfell United for ‘fighting for true justice’ during a YouTube memorial service to honour the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire on the three-year anniversary of the tragedy on Sunday. In a heartfelt video message, the singer, 32, commemorated the 72 people who lost their lives after a blaze tore through the residential block … Read more
Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer mark third anniversary of Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people and injured 70 as PM says Britons can ‘all remember where we were three years ago today’ Boris Johnson says people of Britain are with Grenfell community ‘in spirit’ Keir Starmer pledges to do ‘everything in my power’ to … Read more
Boris Johnson has today vowed to ensure that the Grenfell Tower fire will ‘never be repeated’. The message came as he marked the third anniversary of the tragedy that killed 72 people with a virtual service. Today marks three years since the small kitchen fire in the west London high-rise turned into the most deadly … Read more