It’s now becoming more certain that it was the new cladding that was covering the building after refurbishment a year ago is to blame. Apparently there is an air gap between the cladding and the concrete walls of the building but no blocks to stop the fire being able to spread from each sheet of cladding or even different areas. This air gap could have acted like a chimney, drawing the oxygen up and fueling the fire. The cladding is also metal with a plastic interior which would burn. It’s a terrible tragedy.
This type of housing is almost 100% social housing, so is given to poorer people, people on benefits, refugees and asylum seekers, etc. Not rich people. I can’t help thinking that if it is because of the shoddy work on the refurbishment, it wouldn’t have happened to rich people’s tower blocks like the Barbican.
No money, no influence, no power. It is criminal what has happened.