Britain plans to ban the use of combustible materials on the outside of high-rise buildings in response to the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 71 people, the housing minister said on Monday.
Grenfell Tower, a 24-storey London social housing block, was engulfed in flames after fire broke out in the middle of the night in June last year. Officials have said aluminium cladding with a plastic core contributed to the rapid spread of the blaze.
“I have listened carefully to concerns and I intend to ban the use of combustible materials on the external walls of high-rise residential buildings, subject to consultation,” minister James Brokenshire said in a statement.
“The cladding believed to have been used on Grenfell Tower was unlawful under existing building regulations. It should not have been used. But I believe that the changes on which we are consulting will offer even greater certainty to concerned residents and to the construction industry.”
The Grenfell Tower fire, Britain’s deadliest on domestic premises since World War Two, is the subject of both an inquiry and a separate police investigation which could result in criminal charges.
6 Comments
Douglas
June 19, 2018 at 09:09It was not supposed to be combustible cladding in the first place,it was tested for fire resistance non combustibility and deemed suitable to use as cladding for these buildings to make them more aesthetically pleasing.
Σπιραλ
June 18, 2018 at 23:01‘ is the subject of both an inquiry and a separate police investigation which could result in criminal charges.’
It’s been a year since the inquiry started, and yet no one has been charged, I doubt that brown envelopes are enough to sate, I think suitcases are the order of the day, maybe two or three.
peemdubya
June 19, 2018 at 01:09That must have taken you hours to do all that cutting & pasting…..
Σπιραλ
June 19, 2018 at 10:08Why are you concerned and is it against the law?
Σπιραλ
June 18, 2018 at 22:21Now that the boat has sailed…
Douglas
June 18, 2018 at 20:54Not very surprising is it ?