'Decades Of Failure' By British Govt And Construction Industry Led To Grenfell
"Decades of failure" by the British Government and construction industry has been blamed for the Grenfell Tower tragedy in London seven years ago.
The final report into the fire - which killed 72 people - shows authorities were too slow to act on the dangers of flammable materials on the building.
It also found there was "systematic dishonesty" of firms who sold the cladding.
Irish construction firm Kingspan has expressed its "deepest sympathies to those impacted" by the Grenfell tragedy.
The group was named in today's report with the authors saying it had made a 'false claim' about the K15 insulation product's suitability for use in the external wall of any building over 18 metres in height.
Kingspan says the product made up 5% of the insulation used in the tower block.
It also welcomed the report's findings that the principal reason for the spread of fire was the cladding and not the insulation.
