Tag: Grenfell Tower fire

Grenfell: Michael Gove Threatens Cladding Companies With ‘Severe Consequences’

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has threatened “severe consequences” if the companies responsible for producing the flammable cladding and insulation panels involved in the Grenfell Tower fire do not come up with a financial support package. The fire in the West London suburb of North Kensington in June, 2017 killed 72 people. A public inquiry has…


Families’ Lawyer Calls for Grenfell Fire Inquiry Not to Be ‘Box-Ticking Exercise’

A lawyer representing 25 survivors and bereaved relatives of those who died in the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London has told a public inquiry they hoped it would not be “just another … box-ticking exercise.” The fire broke out on the fourth floor of the tower block in North Kensington, west London, on June…


Milan Mayor Says Cladding Melted in Tower Block Blaze, as in London’s Grenfell

MILAN—The mayor of Italy’s financial capital Milan demanded answers on Monday over why a fire was able to rip through an apartment block and melt its cladding, comparing it to the Grenfell Tower fire in London that killed 71 people four years ago. Firefighters said everyone managed to escape the 18 story building in the…