Wednesday, June 14, 2017

London mayor says answers needed after fatal tower fire

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said questions will need to be answered over the safety of tower blocks after several people were killed when a fire engulfed a 24-storey building.


Some residents said they had been advised they should stay in their flats in the event of a fire.

Grenfell Tower’s residents association had previously warned it was worried about the risk of a serious fire.

"These questions are really important questions that need to be answered," Mr Khan told BBC Radio.

"Across London we have many, many tower blocks and what we can't have is a situation where people's safety is put at risk because of bad advice being given or if it is the case, as has been alleged, of tower blocks not being properly serviced or maintained.

"It's very distressing, not just for those of us watching as lay people, but also very distressing for the emergency services.

"We declared a major incident very early, which meant not just the fire service but also the London Ambulance Service, the police and the others were involved at the scene."

More than 100 police officers were on scene, alongside 100 medics and 250 firefighters, he said.

Pressed on reports that residents had been advised to stay inside their flats in the event of a fire, Mr Khan said: "Thankfully residents didn't stay in their flats and fled to safety.

"One of the concerns that we have is it's a 24-storey building but for obvious reasons, with the scale of the fire, our experts weren't able to reach all the way to the top, so of course these are questions that need to be answered as soon as possible."
 [rte.ie]
14/6/17
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