Insulation and cladding companies have blamed each other during a public inquiry investigating the Grenfell Tower Fire that took place in 2017 and led to 72 deaths. During closing statements to the inquiry, the Press Association reported that the legal representation for Ireland-based Kingspan said "In its phase one report the inquiry concluded that the cladding system on Grenfell Tower did not comply with the building regulations and that the PE ACM (polyethylene cladding) manufactured by Arconic was the principal reason for the rapid fire spread." The lawyer went on to summarise that Kingspan's Kooltherm K15 phenolic insulation product was safe when used appropriately and not relevant to the nature and speed of the spread of the fire in this instance.
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