“On 14 June 2017, a fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, at 00:54 BST; 72 people perished, including two who later died in …

Apr 1, 2018 · Grenfell Tower did not have an automatic fire sprinkler system. The fire alarm system that served the building had smoke detection on each floor in each elevator lobby; however, there were no...

4 days ago · Grenfell Tower will be taken down, the government has confirmed nearly eight years after a fire that killed 72 people.. The process is expected to take around two years and will be done ...

5 days ago · To demolish high-rise buildings, engineers often opt for 'top down' techniques, whereby a number of small, car-sized excavators are lifted onto the roof and dismantle the structure from there.

4 days ago · The anguished debate over Grenfell Tower echoes those over the sites of other tragedies, such as the 9/11 attacks in New York City and Washington or the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma ...

4 days ago · Grenfell Tower will be taken down, the government has confirmed nearly eight years after a fire that killed 72 people. The process is expected to take around two years and will be done ...

Nov 28, 2017 · Passing the elevators on the 14th floor, he ducked into the escape stairwell—a narrow concrete space that bore right down the middle of the building. The stairwell was also the only tenable...

5 days ago · Grenfell also came to symbolize fears about growing inequality in Britain, following years of government austerity, because the tower had housed many on modest incomes living in one of the ...

Nov 1, 2011 · Following the conclusion of module one of the Grenfell Inquiry’s second phase, Peter Apps presents a timeline of the key moments during the fatal refurbishment of the west London tower block. Pictures by Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

Apr 20, 2021 · Disabled residents of Grenfell Tower have told a public inquiry that no-one discussed with them how to escape the 24-storey building in an emergency. One woman said it took her 30 minutes to...