A final report on the Grenfell tower block fire will be published today, seven years on from the tragedy.
In total, 72 people were killed in North Kensington, West London, when a kitchen fire in the early hours of June 14, 2017, spread rapidly around the building. The entire block was engulfed in flames in as little as three hours as firefighters desperately tried to save those inside.
The long-awaited report will be released at 11am today and is the final review into the disaster. It is expected to lay out in detail its findings around the actions of corporate firms in the construction industry, the local authority, London Fire Brigade and government.
Families of those killed have insisted it must be a “landmark report” which prompts widescale change after what was described as a “spider’s web of blame” was spun during inquiry hearings.
This final report, which follows further hearings on the tower’s 2016 refurbishment, will present conclusions on how the west London block of flats came to be in a condition which allowed the flames to spread so quickly.
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