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GRENFELL TOWER FIRE

The cladding was not fireproof but just fire resistant and the mistake was that the building regulations did not spot the difference quickly enough.  The survivors are looking for someone to blame but this is not appropriate as it was a mistake by the authorities not the design engineers..

BUT more importantly what do we do about the other buildings that are at risk; to avoid another disaster?

Well, the fire fighters problem was that they could not get up above the fire and douse it or rescue the residence in the upper floors.

SO priority must be to remove the cladding on the tall tower blocks first and at the same time arrange for roof access for all residents in the case of fires.  Once the roof is a secure place then crane helicopters can be used to evacuate any residents that are unable to escape downwards due to the fire. 

In my book, the loss of life at Grenfell would have been minimal if the roof had been equipped with a secure area, i.e a fireproof [asbestos cement clad] container on its roof.
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  • Hi Harry, Yes, we agree the regulations were a failure but we do not require any reports or who was to be blamed. Fireproof rooms inside tower blocks are a dream not a reality.  The amount of plastics introduced into them by the tenants means they are full of flammable materials and because all the asbestos has been removed then plastic cables, pipes and drainpipes are everywhere.

    But the main point is to have a safe area on the roof to which residents above the 10th floor [ which the fire brigade ladders can just reach]  can go if the stairwells are ablaze.  We need to provide some way of getting the residents into a flameproof container on the roof and then down to the ground safely.  Helicopters, ab-sail ropes, parachutes or gliders.  Any other offers??
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  • Hi Harry, Yes, we agree the regulations were a failure but we do not require any reports or who was to be blamed. Fireproof rooms inside tower blocks are a dream not a reality.  The amount of plastics introduced into them by the tenants means they are full of flammable materials and because all the asbestos has been removed then plastic cables, pipes and drainpipes are everywhere.

    But the main point is to have a safe area on the roof to which residents above the 10th floor [ which the fire brigade ladders can just reach]  can go if the stairwells are ablaze.  We need to provide some way of getting the residents into a flameproof container on the roof and then down to the ground safely.  Helicopters, ab-sail ropes, parachutes or gliders.  Any other offers??
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