Bear in mind also, warm night, people possibly had windows open
If it spread up the cladding and got access to flats through open windows.
This is an old concrete block, concrete floors - it just *shouldn't* have spread like this.
Posted By: Azteca on June 14th 2017 at 09:30:48
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- huge fire (General Chat) - earthleakage, Jun 14, 03:31:49
- This post from last year is horribly prescient (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 14, 06:25:27
- News are claiming the cladding wasn't fire-proof (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 14, 09:20:34
- Is this the block in question?? (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, Jun 14, 07:32:09
- Terrible. I'm amazed stuff like this doesn't happen more often with some of these tower b (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 14, 07:07:37
- Building regulations, Jim. (General Chat) - norway, Jun 14, 08:08:33
- nah, that's just Heath & Safety gone mad... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 14, 09:50:40
- I'm sure that's the case with most yes but can only do so much, one of the issues (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 14, 08:38:33
- Indeed - but something has made this fire much worse (General Chat) - norway, Jun 14, 08:40:02
- looking at the pictures a 30 minute to 2 hour fire doors, good luck with that! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 14, 08:15:00
- Buildings simply do not blaze like that any more - something catastrophically wrong. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 14, 08:37:29
- Hmmm, I'm not so sure (General Chat) - Azteca, Jun 14, 09:18:30
- That's interesting. (General Chat) - norway, Jun 14, 09:23:20
- Yeah, it's surreal. Wouldn't be surprised if the cladding played a part (General Chat) - Azteca, Jun 14, 09:26:12
- Bear in mind also, warm night, people possibly had windows open (General Chat) - Azteca, Jun 14, 09:30:48
- Yeah, it's surreal. Wouldn't be surprised if the cladding played a part (General Chat) - Azteca, Jun 14, 09:26:12
- That's interesting. (General Chat) - norway, Jun 14, 09:23:20
- Gas pipes under the stairs (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 14, 08:44:47
- Hmmm, I'm not so sure (General Chat) - Azteca, Jun 14, 09:18:30
- Buildings simply do not blaze like that any more - something catastrophically wrong. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 14, 08:37:29
- awful stuff I cannot imagine the fear of those trapped (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 14, 08:08:06
- fucking hell at this quote: (General Chat) - CWC, Jun 14, 07:23:33
- Re stay in your flat: that's what the residents interviewed on R4 have been saying (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jun 14, 07:55:36
- It's because you should be safe. (General Chat) - norway, Jun 14, 08:38:26
- That advice is for if a neighbouring block is ablaze apparently (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, Jun 14, 08:01:44
- Resident saying he was told that (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 14, 08:16:21
- how tragically confusing (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jun 14, 08:11:07
- It was a resident saying that and he was upset but didn't sound confused (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jun 14, 08:22:59
- Re stay in your flat: that's what the residents interviewed on R4 have been saying (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jun 14, 07:55:36
- Building regulations, Jim. (General Chat) - norway, Jun 14, 08:08:33
- Looks horrific (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 14, 04:03:44
- More terrible news... (n/m) (General Chat) - Socks of 93, Jun 14, 07:38:46
- Imagine getting woke up that... would shit yourself (n/m) (General Chat) - hoolahan, Jun 14, 04:20:19
- This post from last year is horribly prescient (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jun 14, 06:25:27
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