On the fifth anniversary of the tragedy that left 72 people dead, a wide-ranging public inquiry into the disaster is ongoing as activists continue to fight for justice.
On 14 June 2017, a small flat fire spread rapidly up a west London tower block and engulfed the building in a raging inferno.
Tuesday marks the fifth anniversary of the tragedy, and a wide-ranging public inquiry into the disaster is due to end next month as activists continue to fight for justice. Debbie French, who was sales manager between 2007 and 2014, said the company's more flammable options were cheaper and therefore sold as part of a market strategy to increase the chance of securing contracts.Fire-damaged cladding is seen on the lower floors of the Grenfell Tower after the blaze.
In November 2020, the public inquiry heard Celotex, which made the majority of the insulation, added a non-combustible material to its product to ensure it would pass a fire safety test in 2014. Meanwhile, the second company that provided insulation was Kingspan, which sold its products for use on high-rise buildings without a relevant large-scale fire test.The inquiry heard subsequently tested products turned into a"raging inferno" but Kingspan continued to sell its insulation using the 2005 test on the old material.
Mr Hoban also failed to recognise the cladding materials on the building were not suitable for use together on high-rise buildings.Firefighters who attended the blaze did not have training on how to best combat a cladding fire, the inquiry heard in 2019.
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