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Grenfell Tower Fire: Fears Of People Trapped Inside 24-Story Building
Topic Started: Jun 13 2017, 10:51 PM (107 Views)
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.....monitoring reports of an apratment fire at the 24-story Grenfill Tower apartment complxe in the Latimer Road district of London....
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(The Guardian) A block of flats in London is on fire, with people reportedly trapped inside.

Forty fire engines and 200 firefighters are battling the blaze at the Lancaster West Estate tower block, a 24-storey building in Latimer Road in White City.

The Metropolitan police were called to the apartment building at 1.15am on Wednesday, and officers and the London Ambulance Service have joined London Fire Brigade at the scene. An evacuation process is underway.

Police said two people were being treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, but reports from the scene suggest people are trapped inside their homes. More than 200 people live in the block.
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(The Guardian) Key Questions
What started the fire?
Unconfirmed reports are circulating among local residents that a fridge may have exploded on the fourth floor of Grenfell Tower. Residents of the block had previously voiced concerns about piles of rubbish in communal areas presenting a fire risk. Were either of these a contributing factor or was there another cause?

Did the recently completed refurbishment contribute to the blaze?
A refurbishment costing about £10m by contractor Rydons saw the building covered in aluminium wall cladding, which appeared to be burning strongly. Was this a factor or not? In July 2015, Kensington and Chelsea’s housing and property scrutiny committee reported that there had been “close liaison with London fire brigade with regard to works at Grenfell Tower – local operational crews regularly attend the block and liaise with the contractor, Rydons, on progress of works, impact on fire fighting etc”.

How did the alarm system operate?
Several residents said they did not hear a building-wide alarm. One man said the first thing he heard was the sirens of emergency vehicles. How was the building alarm system set up?

What impact did the “stay put” fire strategy have?
According to the board minutes of the Kensington and Chelsea Tenants Management organisation, which runs the building, it has been engaged in “ongoing publicity to residents, particularly in relation to the ‘stay put’ fire strategy and procedures residents should follow in event of a fire in their flat or elsewhere in their block”. What impact did this advice have?
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(The Guardian) 12 people have died
--The Met police say the death toll has risen to 12
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