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London Tower Fire, At Least 12 Dead. (update - 55 missing..presumed dead) [View all] Stuart G Jun 2017 OP
I hope Britain has laws that can put people in jail for negligence . angstlessk Jun 2017 #1
OMG! Horrible! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2017 #2
A guy was on BBC last night who rushed into the building shortly after it started OnlinePoker Jun 2017 #3
If there were no smoke alarms....How can that be???????nt Stuart G Jun 2017 #4
The building is owned by the council (social housing, I believe) and was recently renovated OnlinePoker Jun 2017 #7
The new cladding is a major issue for the spread, but the recent renovation seems to be crucial. Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #10
I'd seen a question about whether compartmentalization had been reinstated - is there a link? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2017 #11
Here: Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #16
It also sounds like compartmentation is hit or miss whether there's been refurbishment or not: Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #17
then there was this guy today: Blue_Tires Jun 2017 #13
Appears to have started in one apartment MosheFeingold Jun 2017 #5
It wouldn't take much now. OnlinePoker Jun 2017 #6
buildings like this are supposed to have fire suppression systems Mosby Jun 2017 #15
Legislators', builders' and designers' negligence are factors, Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #8
I'm glad there isn't a multibillion dollar legion of pundits and lobbyists Blue_Tires Jun 2017 #12
Oh, I think there've already been some muted pleas about not "politicizing" a tragedy. Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #14
The height of the building is also a factor. Igel Jun 2017 #18
Yes, firefighters were asked about that on Channel 4 News (UK) earlier. Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #19
So May's previous chiefs were toxic and her new one is criminally negligent. suffragette Jun 2017 #24
The building had no fire alarms! It was 1am, if not for heroic people banging on doors..... Sunlei Jun 2017 #9
Death toll in London inferno rises to 17 as investigators comb fire-gutted tower Eugene Jun 2017 #20
Video has emerged of then-London Mayor Boris Johnson defending his cuts to fire services in London OnDoutside Jun 2017 #21
Latest News...30 dead..76 missing.. Stuart G Jun 2017 #22
Another update 55 missing presumed dead..link in original post Stuart G Jun 2017 #23
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