Two years after the 24-story housin­g block was consum­ed by flames­WASHINGTON: A civil lawsuit has been filed in the US over the Grenfell Tower fire in London two years ago that claimed 71 lives, an attorney said on Tuesday. Three small bombs sent to London airports, rail stationThe fire is believed to have broken out because of a faulty refrigerator in the kitchen of a fourth-floor apartment. The building’s exterior cladding has been blamed for the rapid spread of the flames. Notre-Dame blaze probably accidental, French prosecutors sayThe suit alleges that Celotex knew the cladding was not fit for use in high rises but provided it for Grenfell Tower anyway. “As a result of this tragedy, plaintiffs bring this action seeking compensatory and punitive damages from the United States based corporations whose defective products caused this tragedy,” the nearly 600-page complaint contends.

Source: The Express Tribune June 12, 2019 11:01 UTC