Grenfell Tower is a derelict 24-storey residential tower block in North Kensington in London, England. The tower was completed in 1974 as part of the first phase of the Lancaster West Estate. [1] Most of the tower was destroyed in a severe fire on 14 June 2017.

4 days ago · The Deputy Prime Minister has met bereaved families and survivors of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, and written to both them and residents in the immediate community, to share her decision that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

This Report provides an updated summary of the current state of structural engineering works at Grenfell Tower following completion of the Stage 3 prop installation. 1.1 Terminology

5 days ago · London’s Grenfell Tower, where a fire killed 72 people in 2017, will be dismantled because of safety concerns about the damaged tower block, deputy prime minister Angela Rayner is set to announce.

Grenfell Tower is a 25-storey residential development that was completed in 1974, situated some 6 km due west of central London. It was initially designed circa 1966 – 1968.

5 days ago · London’s Grenfell Tower, the site of a heinous inferno in 2017 which killed 72 people, and displaced hundreds more, is to be demolished, U.K.’s deputy prime minister Angela Rayner said this...