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| Grenfell Tower fire: Estate residents call for thorough inquiry | Grenfell Tower fire: Estate residents call for thorough inquiry |
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| The investigation of the Grenfell Tower fire must leave "no stone unturned", an open letter to Theresa May has warned. | The investigation of the Grenfell Tower fire must leave "no stone unturned", an open letter to Theresa May has warned. |
| The letter from residents on the west London estate to the prime minister and the home secretary said justice must be served for everyone in the area. | The letter from residents on the west London estate to the prime minister and the home secretary said justice must be served for everyone in the area. |
| The blaze on 14 June is feared to have killed at least 79 people. | |
| Ninety-five buildings in 32 local authority areas have failed fire safety tests - prompted after questions were raised about Grenfell Tower's cladding. | |
| Before Grenfell, tower block fires in England were at an at least seven-year low, figures show. | Before Grenfell, tower block fires in England were at an at least seven-year low, figures show. |
| According to newly-released Home Office statistics, there were 714 fires in purpose-built blocks of ten storeys or more in England in the 12 months to April - compared with 1,261 fires in 2009-10. | According to newly-released Home Office statistics, there were 714 fires in purpose-built blocks of ten storeys or more in England in the 12 months to April - compared with 1,261 fires in 2009-10. |
| Of those high-rise fires last year, 56 spread further than the 'room of origin' and three people died, compared with 12 fatalities in 2009-10. | Of those high-rise fires last year, 56 spread further than the 'room of origin' and three people died, compared with 12 fatalities in 2009-10. |
| In an open letter released on Tuesday morning, people who live at the Hurstway, Testerton, Barandon and Grenfell Walks on the Lancaster West estate said: "The investigation must leave no stone unturned. | In an open letter released on Tuesday morning, people who live at the Hurstway, Testerton, Barandon and Grenfell Walks on the Lancaster West estate said: "The investigation must leave no stone unturned. |
| "It must identify each and every individual and organisation who must bear responsibility and accountability for this tragedy and the mishandling of the aftermath. | "It must identify each and every individual and organisation who must bear responsibility and accountability for this tragedy and the mishandling of the aftermath. |
| "There must be swift recommendations to ensure there can be no chance of a repeat of this disaster elsewhere. | "There must be swift recommendations to ensure there can be no chance of a repeat of this disaster elsewhere. |
| It said the bereaved families and survivors needed time to recover and grieve - "not least in view of the paucity of support they have been afforded by the state and its agencies in the immediate aftermath". | It said the bereaved families and survivors needed time to recover and grieve - "not least in view of the paucity of support they have been afforded by the state and its agencies in the immediate aftermath". |
| The blaze, believed to have started in a fridge-freezer, destroyed 151 homes in the north Kensington block and in the surrounding area of the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. | |
| The response to the fire has come under scrutiny. | The response to the fire has come under scrutiny. |
| Questions were raised about the cladding used on Grenfell in the immediate aftermath of the disaster and a nation-wide operation has taken place to identify and test buildings with similar cladding. | |
| The firm that supplied Grenfell Tower's cladding has ended global sales of the product for use in high-rise blocks. | The firm that supplied Grenfell Tower's cladding has ended global sales of the product for use in high-rise blocks. |
| But it is no "great surprise" samples have failed fire tests, director of the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology David Metcalfe said. | But it is no "great surprise" samples have failed fire tests, director of the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology David Metcalfe said. |
| He said it was never "entirely clear" under the regulations whether or not the products used in cladding had to be of limited combustibility. | He said it was never "entirely clear" under the regulations whether or not the products used in cladding had to be of limited combustibility. |
| What a filler material consists of is not defined, he explained, and regulations do not say "specifically the cladding should be of limited combustibility". | What a filler material consists of is not defined, he explained, and regulations do not say "specifically the cladding should be of limited combustibility". |
| "Timber isn't an insulation product, it's not a filler material, so there's nothing stopping you using timber on a high-rise building - but the Government now are saying that all cladding should be of limited combustibility - there is a massive inconsistency there." | "Timber isn't an insulation product, it's not a filler material, so there's nothing stopping you using timber on a high-rise building - but the Government now are saying that all cladding should be of limited combustibility - there is a massive inconsistency there." |
| The government had a new "strict interpretation" of the rules, he said. | The government had a new "strict interpretation" of the rules, he said. |
| Case cash hope | Case cash hope |
| The letter from local residents, part of the Justice4Grenfell campaign, demanded their voices were "heard and fully included" in the inquiry into the blaze. | The letter from local residents, part of the Justice4Grenfell campaign, demanded their voices were "heard and fully included" in the inquiry into the blaze. |
| "We support the survivors and mourn the dead - they are our families, friends and neighbours, many of whom are still missing," it said. | "We support the survivors and mourn the dead - they are our families, friends and neighbours, many of whom are still missing," it said. |
| Mrs May ordered a full public inquiry into the fire the day after it happened. | Mrs May ordered a full public inquiry into the fire the day after it happened. |
| The group said bereaved families and survivors should be given funding for legal representation in that probe. | The group said bereaved families and survivors should be given funding for legal representation in that probe. |