More than 800 bereaved and survivors from Grenfell Tower
and 102 firefighters are seeking up to tens of millions of pounds in
compensation from organisations involved in the disastrous refurbishment in a
case that reaches the high court on Wednesday. The victims of the fire on 14
June 2017 and emergency responders have filed civil claims against defendants
including Arconic, the US metals giant that made the combustible cladding,
Rydon, the main contractor, and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea,
landlord of the 24-storey west London council block. Read more on the Guardian
website.
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