Grenfell inquiry hears residents should have been told to leave 45 minutes after fire broke out

By Jordan Marshall2018-06-04T13:12:00

Combustibility of the external cladding meant building was completely compromised within an hour

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Residents within Grenfell Tower should have been told to evacuate not stay put due to the external spread of fire, the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower tragedy has heard.

Expert reports, released by the inquiry today, have said the rapid spread of fire from inside apartment 16 to the external cladding system and the subsequent spread of flames both externally and internally made the stay put strategy “unfit for purpose”.

Dr Barbara Lane, a chartered fire engineer, concluded that residents should have been told to evacuate within 45 minutes of the first 999 call on 14 June last year.

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