Every Grenfell fire death was avoidable

Every Grenfell fire death was avoidable

Council to Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 cites cladding material suppliers’ “cynical and possibly even dishonest practices”. Richard Millett, council to the Grenfell Tower fire official Inquiry has published a final statement summarising 400 days of evidence to Phase 2 of...
Grenfell Inquiry Phase 1 conclusions

Grenfell Inquiry Phase 1 conclusions

Inquiry confirms that Grenfell fire started in fridge-freezer and catastrophically spread through PE, PIR and phenol cladding. The full report of Phase 1 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (856 pages) analyses the causes of the fire and of its catastrophic spread and the...
Grenfell “The Toxic Smoke Files”

Grenfell “The Toxic Smoke Files”

Grenfell Inquiry raises questions on cladding smoke toxicity and flammability and insulation suppliers’ information. Evidence published early 2023 by the official Grenfell Inquiry shows that Saint Gobain, who own Celotex, who supplied most of the insulation which...
Efectis Workshop – Building Fire Safety

Efectis Workshop – Building Fire Safety

Fire safety needs a competence and responsibility restart in the UK to address green building and new energy fire risks. 50 building and fire experts discussed how construction techniques are changing, leading to a need for fire regulations which allow innovation...
High-rise fire Chicago

High-rise fire Chicago

Rapid fire spread up nine floors of a high-rise building, Kenwood, Chicago, 25 Jan. 2023, killing one and injuring nine. The fire is indicated to have been started by smoking materials igniting combustibles in a bedroom. The fire spread rapidly upwards from the 15th...