Phase One of the Grenfell Inquiry heard how the
decorative architectural crown at the top of the tower played a significant
part in spreading the fire. Questioned over his understanding the difference
between solid aluminium cladding and ACM with polyethylene, Neil Crawford, of
Studio E architects, said: “I just viewed it as a laminated aluminium panel…I
didn’t have any perception that it was, well, the monster that it has become.” The
first-phase report from the inquiry found the ACM additions to the original
pre-cast crown had a major role in the catastrophic chain of events once fire
could no longer be contained in the fourth-floor flat where it started. Read
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