Out of the flames: A fire safe future after the tragedy of Grenfell Tower

摘要

The summer issue of FIRE magazine provided a unique perspective on the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, offering an inside account of neglect from successive administrations. The focus, 'Out of the flames: A fire safe future after the tragedy of Grenfell', offered a compelling case for updating building regulations, tightening enforcement, promoting third party accreditation, acting upon recommendations from previous fire disasters such as Lakanal House and sharing understanding of fire safety flaws in new building materials. It exposed a lethal mixture of institutional complacency, ignorance and obstinacy perpetuated through successive regimes to create fatal systemic flaws.