The cladding on the Grenfell Tower, visible three miles (five kilometres) away across London, is widely blamed for spreading the fire that so quickly engulfed the block last week, leaving 79 people presumed dead. But fire brigade safety inspections Friday determined that the towers were unsafe to spend another night in, with the council owners taking no chances. – Grim view of Grenfell –From her 18th floor flat on the estate, Pippa Wordsworth has a grim view of Grenfell Tower, now a burnt-out hulk. Now the modern covering on her 1965 tower reminds her of the early hours of June 14 when she saw Grenfell Tower on fire. Oppong blamed the use of multiple subcontractors for work on council tower blocks for putting fire safety at risk, saying that “in the end, there is no control”.

Source: Egypt Independent June 24, 2017 08:37 UTC