The sickening pictures and accounts from the Grenfell Tower tragedy have rightly led to outrage. What went wrong? Were budget cuts part of the cause? ... and so on. So while we find out the facts, we need to address "the elephant in the room". When I first joined the fire industry in the 1980s, my boss at the time, Peter Frost (now sadly passed away) reminded me early on that anything to do with fire safety is a "grudge purpose". As with insurance and visits to the Dentist, n

Details are emerging of a tragic fire affecting a high rise residential tower block near the Westfield Shopping Centre in central London. It is known that there are many fatalities and injuries, with some jumping from the higher floors. Although the cause and method of fire spread is not confirmed as yet, it appears that recently installed cladding, and/or the lining between the cladding and the original structure, allowed the fire to quickly grow around the exterior of the b