Theresa May orders public inquiry into Grenfell Tower fire as renovations blamed
Labour MP Emma Dent Coad has speculated that recent renovation works may have contributed to the fatal fire at Grenfell Tower in west London, as prime minister Theresa May announces a public inquiry.
The death toll from the fire has now risen to 17. Following a visit to the site earlier today, May announced from 10 Downing Street that a public inquiry would be launched to ensure the disaster is properly investigated.
"People deserve answers. The inquiry will give them," she said.
Dent Coad ? the Labour MP newly elected in the historically Conservative area ? speculated that the building's recent renovation may have played a role in the spread of the fire.
"I can't help thinking that poor-quality materials and construction standards may have played a part in this hideous and unforgivable event," she told The Guardian newspaper.
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The 24-storey tower near Notting Hill had received an £8.7 million facelift in the lead up to the fire, which broke out around 1am yesterday.
Aluminium-composite panels used to cover the facades of the high-rise were quickly identified by onlookers as appearing to help the fire take hold.
London firm Studio E Architects and contractors Rydon oversaw the £8.7 million refurbishment of the 1970s building, which was completed last summer. Rydon has claimed the building met all...
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