Residents Warned Of Smoke Danger Two Years Before Fire

Residents of an east London tower block that caught fire had warned about the danger of smoke spread and protested that fire wardens were ineffective during a years-long wrangle to make their homes safe. Leaseholders at New Providence Wharf, which has Grenfell-style cladding and combustible wooden balconies, told the developer Ballymore more than two years ago that fire had caused smoke to spread to such an extent that an apartment several storeys up and across in an adjoining block was “severely affected”, but no one contacted the tenant to help her evacuate. Read more on the Observer website.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/may/16/london-tower-block-residents-warned-of-smoke-danger-two-years-before-fire