Grave failings by the London Fire Brigade in its handling of the Grenfell Tower ...
LONDON - Grave failings by the London Fire Brigade in its handling of the Grenfell Tower blaze, which killed 71 people in June 2017, meant that some lives that could have been saved were lost, a public inquiry has found.
In its first phase, the public inquiry led by retired judge Martin Moore-Bick examined in forensic detail the sequence of events at the 23-storey tower on the night of June 14, 2017, including the fire brigade’s response to the inferno. In particular, he said that the commanders running the operation had stuck for far too long with the “stay put” strategy, which meant residents were advised by telephone to remain in their apartments.
Other major issues, such as what went wrong in the design, maintenance and refurbishment of the tower, whether building regulations were adhered to and whether they were adequate, form part of a second phase of the inquiry that has not concluded.
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