UK probe blames deadly Grenfell Tower fire on 'dishonesty and greed'

Published: Sep 04, 2024 Duration: 00:02:51 Category: News & Politics

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A British government probe into the country's  deadliest residential blaze since World War Two   concluded that the deaths from the Grenfell Tower  fire were the result of incompetence and greed. Here's the head of the inquiry, Martin Moore-Bick. "The simple truth is that the deaths that  occurred were all avoidable, and those who   lived in the tower were badly failed over a  number of years and in a number of different   ways by those who were responsible for ensuring  the safety of the building and its occupants." The report released on Wednesday (September 4)  comes more than seven years after 72 people died   when flames ripped through the 23-story social  housing block in one of London's richest areas. Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized to  the relatives of victims and survivors,   saying they had been failed for  years and action was being taken. "So I can tell the House today that this  government will write to all companies found   by the inquiry to be part of these horrific  failings as the first step to stopping them   being awarded government contracts.  And we will, of course, support the   Metropolitan Police and the prosecutors  as they complete their investigations." The 1,700 page report said the inferno,  started by an electrical fault in a   refrigerator, was the culmination  of profits being put before people. Namely by the companies and  authorities involved in the   maintenance and refit of the apartment tower. Flames spread uncontrollably because the  tower had been covered with cladding made   of flammable material that acted as a fuel source. Some companies are accused  of dishonestly marketing the   materials as safe - claims those companies deny. British police have said 58 people and 19 firms  and organizations are under investigation. But prosecutions - including for corporate  manslaughter and fraud - remain years away   because of the complexity and need  to consider the inquiry's report. At a forum for survivors and relatives of the  disaster, many said they are yet to see justice. Hisam Choucair lost his mother, sister,  her husband and their children in the fire. "This inquiry was forced on us. We had no  say. We were not consulted. And like I say,   to some it gives answers. And to some  it doesn't do anything except it's put   that extra nail in the coffin,  as they say, or in the hearts." Government figures from July  showed over 3000 buildings   standing at 11 meters or higher in  Britain still had unsafe cladding,   with remediation work yet to start  on more than two-thirds of them.

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