Grenfell Tower block disaster

[inchy14]

What if each person in the flats is provided with fire proof clothing, helmet, oxygen mask etc similar to what a fireman would wear?

How much would that cost? And what if they put weight on?

 

[waspish]

If i was in a flat thats above 13th floor Id invest in a Chute

 

[geoff clipp]

The sprinkler system would have cost £300k and the lift £60k. Instead they invested in cladding so the rich locals didn't have to put up with an eyesore.

 

[mekonmcfc]

Looks like wrong insulation used in the cladding, should always use a non combustible on buildings over 18 metres. I have seen videos from Insulation manufacturers and use the wrong one and the spread of flame its incredibly fast.
Horrendous accident which i'm sure could have been avoided.

 

[mekonmcfc]

The sprinkler system would have cost £300k and the lift £60k. Instead they invested in cladding so the rich locals didn't have to put up with an eyesore.

Its not to put up with an eyesore, its to make them more thermally efficient and save on heating bills, and then they will also make them more pleasing to the ye, as most 60's and 70's buildings are awful to look at.

 

[cucumberman]

I saw this last year and thought it was a brilliant idea for fires and other types of high rise emergencies. Not sure if it is applicable with flames outside but it might be a better option than jumping

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Guess I got censored. My apologies. All I suggested was the people responsible for this atrocity are held to book.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Driving into work through Salford this morning and there are a lot of 1960s tower blocks with face lifted cladding on the front of it. If you go across other areas like Ancoats and Harpurhey and Prestwich there's a lot more. There must be hundreds of buildings with cladding on across the Uk time for the Government and local authorities to get their heads together and decide if these other buildings would survive what happened yesterday or have it all removed.

 

[mancityvstoke]

17 now dead

 

[Dubai Blue]

Its not to put up with an eyesore, its to make them more thermally efficient and save on heating bills, and then they will also make them more pleasing to the ye, as most 60's and 70's buildings are awful to look at.

Are you sure about that? Because the planning application suggests that the prime motivation was the living conditions of those who have to look at the building rather than those who actually had to live in it.

The materials used were chosen “to accord with the development plan by ensuring that the character and appearance of the area are preserved and living conditions of those living near the development suitably protected,” according to the same report.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...appearance-blaze-24-storey-west-a7789951.html