Labour conference agrees motion to fight cladding scandal
Book Review: Catastrophe and Systemic Change
FBU responds to government building safety announcement
Grenfell inquiry must be fire safety “watershed” – IOSH
The Grenfell Tower public inquiry must be “a watershed for fire safety”, says the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). The UK Government has announced the terms of reference for the inquiry. Prime Minister Theresa May has accepted in full the recommendations…
The Grenfell Tower Fire – What will it teach us?
On 14th June the Grenfell Tower fire in London killed at least 79 people. A faulty fridge freezer sparked the fire. The exterior cladding and insulation on the tower have been blamed for accelerating the fire’s spread. Non-existent fire protection…
Grenfell Tower: ASFP statement
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) wishes to convey its sincere condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower tragedy and to pay tribute to the bravery and professionalism of the fire service.…
UK to hold inquiry into London tower block fire as death toll rises to 17
By Alistair Smout and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday promised a public inquiry into a fire that gutted a 24-storey apartment block killing at least 17 people, as the government faced questions about how…
Some dead, at least 50 taken to hospital, as fire engulfs London tower block
By Kylie MacLellan and Lina Saigol LONDON (Reuters) – Fire engulfed a 24-storey block of flats in central London on Wednesday, killing some people, injuring at least 50 more and trapping some residents asleep inside the towering inferno. Flames licked…