Wednesday, 11 March 2020

Grenfell Tower’s Fire-Spreading Crown Viewed As ‘More Aluminium Panel’


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 more on 24housing.

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