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The Natural Philosopher · 2017-06-14T04:32:59+00:00

seems like this not the first time polystyrene and ply cladding has caused a major fire. how the hell did building control allow it?

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michael adams 9 years ago

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote the usual ill-informed gibberish news:ohqe9r$db4$ snipped-for-privacy@news.albasani.net...

Whereas according to the people actually responsible

The cladding was ACM an aluminium thermoplastic composite

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with a ventilation cavity of at least 25mm immediately behind the cavity

So that quite possibly the ventilation cavity running up the outside of the building acted as a chimney.

Which given that sheet aluminium is AAA rated for flammability means it must have been pretty efficient. Not that that explains how the flames got outside in the first place

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Jim GM4DHJ ... 9 years ago

the point is they did away with a passive fire escape item i.e. the second escape route and replaced it with an active system i.e. smoke extraction to compensate ...and the overcladding was unusual to say the least.....

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Jim GM4DHJ ... 9 years ago

naw..they will just want moved out to "own front and back door" properties.......

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The Natural Philosopher 9 years ago

Oh well then, why NOT walk around with nitroglycerine in your pocket, ad its only tripping up that will cause it to explode.

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The Natural Philosopher 9 years ago

Given the poster, I am not even looking to

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The Natural Philosopher 9 years ago

Frankly I think parachutes would have been more use.

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Jim GM4DHJ ... 9 years ago

your loss ....

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John Rumm 9 years ago

Yup, worked for me

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Jim GM4DHJ ... 9 years ago

must just be my road kill poverty XP lappy then......

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newshound 9 years ago

+1

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John Grant 9 years ago

A lot of information about the refurbishment here:

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some picture of the construction here:

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The architects for the refurbishment seem to have taken their site offline - it was up this morning:

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but the archive can be accessed here:

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Andy Burns 9 years ago

Where did you find that was the exact system fitted?

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Andy Burns 9 years ago

Stupid sods

indeed it was, it didn't give any details other than a few glossy photos anyway.

Looks like someone requested the (one and only archive copy) be taken today ...

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Mike Tomlinson 9 years ago

En el artículo , Andy Burns escribió:

following on from that, and after looking at the community action group website, it's perfectly clear that in about 2013 emergency access to the north side of the tower from Lancaster Road/Silchester Road, a small car park and three football pitches, was blocked by removal of the car park and courts and construction of an "academy".

The Grenfell residents' association complained about this to no effect, their main concern being that access to the tower in emergencies was now only possible from the narrow Grenfell Road which was frequently obstructed by illegal parking.

Google Earth's historical view facility makes this /very/ clear.

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