Grenfell Tower was a 'death trap' after failures by U.K. government and industry, inquiry says

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A damning report on a deadly London high-rise fire concluded Wednesday that decades of failures by government, regulators and industry turned Grenfell Tower into a 'death trap' where 72 people lost their lives.

A damning report on a deadly London high-rise fire concluded Wednesday that decades of failures by government, regulators and industry turned Grenfell Tower into a"death trap" where 72 people lost their lives.

While the report may give survivors some of the answers they have long sought, they must wait to see whether anyone responsible will be prosecuted. Police will examine the inquiry's conclusions before deciding on charges, which could include corporate or individual manslaughter.Natasha Elcock of the group Grenfell United urged authorities to deliver justice.

The tragedy horrified the nation and posed one central question, the report said:"How was it possible in 21st century London for a reinforced concrete building, itself structurally impervious to fire, to be turned into a death trap?"The search for answers focused on a refurbishment completed in 2016 that covered the 1970s building in aluminum and polyethylene cladding -- a layer of foam insulation topped by two sheets of aluminum sandwiched around a layer of polyethylene, a...

The inquiry said the combustible cladding was used because it was cheap and because of"incompetence of the organizations and individuals involved in the refurbishment" --- including architects, engineers and contractors -- who all thought safety was someone else's responsibility. The report said the inquiry had"seen no evidence that any of the decisions that resulted in the creation of a dangerous building or the calamitous spread of fire were affected by racial or social prejudice," though it said the public body that managed Grenfell had failed to treat residents with"understanding and respect."

Sandra Ruiz, whose 12-year-old niece, Jessica Urbano Ramirez, died in the fire, said that"for me, there's no justice without people going behind bars." A damning report on a deadly London high-rise fire concluded Wednesday that decades of failures by government, regulators and industry turned Grenfell Tower into a 'death trap' where 72 people lost their lives.At least 100 villagers were killed in northeastern Nigeria when suspected Boko Haram Islamic extremists opened fire on a market, on worshippers and in people's homes, residents said Wednesday, the latest killings in Africa's longest struggle with militancy.

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