The various insulation and cladding materials used on Grenfell Tower was up to five grades lower than it should have been to comply with the basic standards of building guidance, an expert has said.
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On 14 June 2017, a small flat fire spread rapidly up a west London tower block and engulfed the building in a raging inferno. The Grenfell Tower fire left 72 people dead in what is remembered as one ...
The various insulation and cladding materials used on Grenfell Tower was up to five grades lower than it should have been to comply with the basic standards of building guidance, an expert has said.