Britain’s government confirmed Friday that the tower block in London, where 72 people died, would be demolished, provoking a combination of anger and relief from survivors and bereaved families.
Tag: Grenfell Tower Fire (June, 2017)
Grenfell Tower, Where Fire Killed 72, Will Be Demolished, Families Say
Survivors and bereaved families’ groups said Britain’s deputy prime minister had told them that the site of the 2017 catastrophe would be dismantled.
The Grenfell Fire and the Unbearable Slowness of Public Inquiries
Holding an inquiry has become one of the British government’s go-to responses to outrageous harm. But that approach can sometimes stall change and delay justice.
4 Takeaways From the U.K. Grenfell Tower Fire Report
An extensive public inquiry found that the causes of the Grenfell Tower tragedy stretched back decades, and that the deaths of 72 people were avoidable.
4 Takeaways From the U.K. Grenfell Tower Fire Report
An extensive public inquiry found that the causes of the Grenfell Tower tragedy stretched back decades, and that the deaths of 72 people were avoidable.
Damning Final Report Into Deadly Grenfell Fire Is Released
A damning final report into Britain’s worst residential fire since World War II blamed a litany of cost-cutting, dishonest sales practices and lax regulation for the blaze that killed 72 people.
‘Absolute Chaos’: Residents Evacuated From Public Housing Tower in England
The evacuation of a tower block in Bristol, after surveys found structural concerns, drew fresh attention to the construction of Britain’s public housing high-rises and possible safety issues.
Iraq Wedding Fire’s Death Toll Rises, as Investigators Point to Safety Violations
The wedding hall lacked emergency exits and a sprinkler system, and was made of materials that seemed similar to those used in Grenfell Tower in London, where a fire in 2017 killed 79 people.
Read Your Way Through London
Bernardine Evaristo, whose “Girl, Woman, Other” won the Booker Prize, invites readers into London, a city whose rich literary landscape is “for everyone, not just the privileged few.”
Grenfell Tower Still Stands. So Do Questions About What to Do With It.
Five years ago a fast-moving blaze in the London high-rise left 72 people dead and the building a shell. Some want to see it torn down, but others feel it should remain.