Statement from the company saying that because it carried out that refurbishment. It is worth telling you what the company is saying. They are shocked to hear of the devastating fire. Their immediate thoughts are with everyone affected and going on to see the complete a refurbishment of the building in the Summer Refurbishment of the building in the summer of 2016 for the organisation which runs this residential tower block. It is run by Kensington And Chelsea tenant management 0rganisation. It carried out the refurbishment for that organisation on behalf of the council. And it goes on to see this met all required building control, Fire Regulation, and health and safety standards. They will cooperate with all Emergency Services and authorities and support enquiries into the cause of the fire. Given the ongoing nature of this incident it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage. But the crucial line in that statement saying, as far as rydon is concerned that met all Fire
It should not have. The building was clad with Aluminium Panels in 2016, the work signed off by the council. So far there is no evidence that standards were breached, but. The regulations are a minimum safety standard expected for a building, to keep it reasonably safe for the occupants and people around it. If you are using materials, or using it in circumstances that you know are more dangerous, then you have to mitigate that, make a Risk Assessment and engineer out the risk. In this test, the fire is contained by flameproof walls. Experts say that good Fire Safety Results from good design. So was the redesigned to Grenfell Tower safe . Were there other factors . After the work was completed, gas pipes were moved to public areas. Residents were furious. Thejob of finding out who might be to blame has now been taken over by the police. What we will do with the investigation is we will get to the answer of what has happened and why. That is why the police have taken the lead for the in
More details are emerging about some of the victims who died in the fire. New images of the moments after the fire broke out and tore up the side of the building. In sportsday cristiano ronaldo, the world player of the year, could be leaving real madrid this summer. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at six. Police say that at least 30 people are now confirmed to have died in the fire that engulfed Grenfell Tower behind me in west london. The bbc understands that the total number of people who are dead or missing so far is around 70. There is growing anger at the way the authorities have dealt with the aftermath of the fire. Around 500 protestors have stormed Kensington Town Hall. In the last half hour, the Prime Minister has offered a £5 Million Relief Fund for those affected by the fire. The queen and Prince William have been visiting a Relief Centre which has been helping victims of the fire. Our first report tonight on the latest on the tower block fire, is from our corres
Deadly fire in london. Dozens of people are still missing, Family Searching for information, trying to find out what happened. More heartbreaking stories are emerging, about last phone calls, and messages from people trapped inside. Sarah campbell reports on the victims, and those still missing. With each day, the number of people dead or feared to have died increases. The scale of the loss of life is almost impossible to comprehend. Confirmed today, khadija saye, who was 2a years old. She was a promising young artist. The mp david lammy, a friend, tweeted i mourn the tragic loss of a wonderful young woman. Former colleagues feared the worst, after reading her final tweets about thick smoke in the 20th floor flat she shared with her mother. Khadija was the whole package. She had everything going for her. She had a beautiful soul, she was a kind person, she was always volunteering, always looking out for other people, buddying younger people. She was very passionate about her own commun
It should not have. The building was clad with Aluminium Panels in 2016, the work signed off by the council. So far there is no evidence that standards were breached, but. The regulations are a minimum safety standard expected for a building, to keep it reasonably safe for the occupants and people around it. If you are using materials, or using it in circumstances that you know are more dangerous, then you have to mitigate that, make a Risk Assessment and engineer out the risk. In this test, the fire is contained by flameproof walls. Experts say that good Fire Safety Results from good design. So was the redesigned to Grenfell Tower safe . Were there other factors . After the work was completed, gas pipes were moved to public areas. Residents were furious. Thejob of finding out who might be to blame has now been taken over by the police. What we will do with the investigation is we will get to the answer of what has happened and why. That is why the police have taken the lead for the in