06-23-2017, 08:45 PM
With a special thanks to Mystic for the link, the cause of the blaze seems to have
come to light.
Faulty fridge sparked London fire that killed 79; manslaughter charges possible.
'A massive fire at a residential high-rise building in London last week that killed dozens was
caused by a faulty refrigerator, police said Friday.
Detective superintendent Fiona McCormack of London's Metropolitan Police Service said at
news conference Friday that the deadly blaze started in a HotPoint fridge-freezer, model no.
FF175P, that was not previously subject to a product recall.
The manufacturer will conduct further testing on the appliance, McCormack said.
Evidence indicates the initial flames from the fridge-freezer were not started deliberately.
Witnesses interviewed by police described hearing one resident claim his appliance was
responsible, according to McCormack.
But investigators are still trying to determine how the blaze grew so quickly.
"Our investigation is seeking to establish how the fire started and the speed that it spread as
it took hold of the building," McCormack told reporters. "We have been told the speed it spread
at was unexpected, so importantly we will establish why this happened."
Investigators believe the fire on June 14 started around 1 a.m. local time on the fourth floor of the
24-story Grenfell Tower. The London Fire Brigade dispatched more than 200 firefighters, at least
40 fire engines and about 20 ambulance crews in an effort to battle the flames that engulfed th
apartment building in the West London neighborhood of North Kensington.
At least 79 people are missing and presumed dead from the conflagration.
Nine of the deceased have now been formally identified, but McCormack said investigators may
never be able to identify all of the victims...'
SOURCE:
The cladding issue has grown to a concern for several towers around the UK.
Here's an update.
NHS Trusts told to check buildings for combustible cladding.
'NHS [National Health Service] Improvements urges 200 Trusts to pay particular attention to
tall buildings and those with in-patients.
NHS Trusts have been told to urgently check their buildings to establish whether any are clad
in materials implicated in the the Grenfell Tower fire. Regulator NHS Improvement has written
to around 200 Trusts in England asking them to report back when safety checks have been
completed.
In a letter sent on Monday, they asked Trusts to pay particular attention to tall buildings on hospital
estates and those with in-patients - and to report back within 24 hours.
Fourteen high rise blocks across nine local authorities have been identified as having potentially
combustible cladding since the fire at the Grenfell Tower, which is believed to have killed at least
79 people.
About 600 tower blocks identified as being clad in plastic materials are being tested and those
found to have flammable cladding or insulation may have to be evacuated and the material removed.
Police said on Friday that the cladding on the high rise building failed safety tests, but the insulation
on the block was even more highly more flammable...'
SOURCE:
come to light.
Faulty fridge sparked London fire that killed 79; manslaughter charges possible.
'A massive fire at a residential high-rise building in London last week that killed dozens was
caused by a faulty refrigerator, police said Friday.
Detective superintendent Fiona McCormack of London's Metropolitan Police Service said at
news conference Friday that the deadly blaze started in a HotPoint fridge-freezer, model no.
FF175P, that was not previously subject to a product recall.
The manufacturer will conduct further testing on the appliance, McCormack said.
Evidence indicates the initial flames from the fridge-freezer were not started deliberately.
Witnesses interviewed by police described hearing one resident claim his appliance was
responsible, according to McCormack.
But investigators are still trying to determine how the blaze grew so quickly.
"Our investigation is seeking to establish how the fire started and the speed that it spread as
it took hold of the building," McCormack told reporters. "We have been told the speed it spread
at was unexpected, so importantly we will establish why this happened."
Investigators believe the fire on June 14 started around 1 a.m. local time on the fourth floor of the
24-story Grenfell Tower. The London Fire Brigade dispatched more than 200 firefighters, at least
40 fire engines and about 20 ambulance crews in an effort to battle the flames that engulfed th
apartment building in the West London neighborhood of North Kensington.
At least 79 people are missing and presumed dead from the conflagration.
Nine of the deceased have now been formally identified, but McCormack said investigators may
never be able to identify all of the victims...'
SOURCE:
The cladding issue has grown to a concern for several towers around the UK.
Here's an update.
NHS Trusts told to check buildings for combustible cladding.
'NHS [National Health Service] Improvements urges 200 Trusts to pay particular attention to
tall buildings and those with in-patients.
NHS Trusts have been told to urgently check their buildings to establish whether any are clad
in materials implicated in the the Grenfell Tower fire. Regulator NHS Improvement has written
to around 200 Trusts in England asking them to report back when safety checks have been
completed.
In a letter sent on Monday, they asked Trusts to pay particular attention to tall buildings on hospital
estates and those with in-patients - and to report back within 24 hours.
Fourteen high rise blocks across nine local authorities have been identified as having potentially
combustible cladding since the fire at the Grenfell Tower, which is believed to have killed at least
79 people.
About 600 tower blocks identified as being clad in plastic materials are being tested and those
found to have flammable cladding or insulation may have to be evacuated and the material removed.
Police said on Friday that the cladding on the high rise building failed safety tests, but the insulation
on the block was even more highly more flammable...'
SOURCE:
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