Towering inferno in London

[ukdobby 224]

Looks like the council's chief has resigned.

[I1L2T3 10]

Wow , another reason to be kicking and knocking

 

Yes it is actually. A solid reason

[sgtkate 10]

Sorry, am I right in saying you think a property developer in london are going to knock money off flats in London? I think we might differ on that one! Ask penny if hed let people off a few quid

 

The developer has sold them at cost!

[tinfoilhat 11]

The developer has sold them at cost!

 

What a nice man/woman!

[sgtkate 10]

What a nice man/woman!

 

I've said I hope they get credit for it because I can't imagine many developers doing it. Most would likely up the price trying to take advantage of the situation. Fair play to them.

[bogangles 10]

there was a similar fire to this in sheffield, many years ago in the 90's at castle court, does anyone remember this? do you know the date?

[melthebell 863]

Seven residential high-rise buildings in four local authority areas have been found to be covered in combustible cladding following safety tests.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40366646

 

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there was a similar fire to this in sheffield, many years ago in the 90's at castle court, does anyone remember this? do you know the date?

 

only one i can find was 2015

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/one-person-taken-to-hospital-after-sheffield-fire-1-7229707

[bogangles 10]

I looked online too but couldn't find anything, this happened around 1997, it could have been as bad as Rendell but luckily the cladding didn't burn at all

[Jeffrey Shaw 90]

Looks like the council's chief has resigned.

Yes, he has: see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40362317

[chalga 10]

And here you go look,what Brexit means to the get rid of red tape brigade,how the EU is 'holding back' the UK,be afraid,be very afraid:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/22/government-backed-red-tape-group-eu-fire-safety-rules-grenfell-fire

 

A government-supported initiative to cut red tape considered a push to dismantle EU regulations on the fire safety of cladding and other construction materials in the weeks before the Grenfell Tower fire.

 

A document obtained by Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, and seen by the Guardian, singled out EU regulation which covers the safety and efficacy of construction materials as among the first to target for dismantling. Among the products covered in the EU regulation is cladding.

 

The document was produced on 10 May for the Red Tape Initiative, a body supported by the government, to “seize the opportunities” of Brexit to cut red tape. Entitled The EU’s Impact on the UK Housing and Construction Industry, it picks out the Construction Products Regulation (EU 305/2011) as “red tape folly” which is “expensive and burdensome for small businesses”.

 

The regulation aims to harmonise the quality of construction materials, including external cladding, across the EU, to make sure they are safe and fit for use

Edited June 22, 2017 by chalga

[JNewton69 10]

What a lovely bunch of folk they are.http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/16/government-ministers-congratulated-themselves-for-cutting-fire-regulations-6713967/

[I1L2T3 10]

What a lovely bunch of folk they are.http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/16/government-ministers-congratulated-themselves-for-cutting-fire-regulations-6713967/

 

They have no idea do they?

 

It's like a game to them