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A former senior housing official for Grenfell Tower’s landlords did not check on if recommendations were followed in the wake of a fatal fire at another housing block in 2009, an inquiry heard on Thursday. The Lakanal House blaze in Southwark, south London, on July 3 2009 claimed the lives of six people. A subsequent coroner’s inquest resulted in a set of recommendations for the London borough of Southwark and Department of Communities and Local.
An ex-senior housing official for Grenfell Tower’s landlords did not check on whether coroner and fire service recommendations were followed in the wake of a fatal fire at another housing block in 2009, an inquiry has heard.
The Lakanal House fire in Southwark, south London, on July 3 2009 claimed the lives of six people.
A subsequent coroner’s inquest resulted in a set of recommendations for the London borough of Southwark and Department of Communities and Local Government, with the deadly blaze also followed by wider London Fire Brigade (LFB) safety guidance.
On Thursday, Laura Johnson, former director of housing at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), told an inquiry into the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire that she read a summary of the coroner’s recommendations in their Rule 43 report.
An ex-senior housing official for Grenfell Tower’s landlords did not check on whether coroner and fire service recommendations were followed in the wake of a fatal fire at another housing block in 2009, an inquiry has heard.
The Lakanal House fire in Southwark, south London, on July 3 2009 claimed the lives of six people.
A subsequent coroner’s inquest resulted in a set of recommendations for the London borough of Southwark and Department of Communities and Local Government, with the deadly blaze also followed by wider London Fire Brigade (LFB) safety guidance.
On Thursday, Laura Johnson, former director of housing at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), told an inquiry into the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire that she read a summary of the coroner’s recommendations in their Rule 43 report.