Grenfell Tower:inquiry report to be published 7 years after claimed 72 lives including Bangladesh's

September 04, 2024
Grenfell Tower:inquiry report to be published 7 years after claimed 72 lives including Bangladesh's

A long-awaited investigation on the Grenfell Tower disaster, which killed 72 lives, is set to be published more than seven years later.Families of those killed have asked on a "landmark report" that spurs widespread change, following what has been described as a "spider's web of blame" spun during inquiry sessions.A 2019 report from the first phase of the inquiry stated that the tower's cladding did not comply with building requirements and was the "principal" factor for the fire's rapid and "profoundly shocking" spread. This final assessment, which follows more hearings on the tower's 2016 restoration, will offer conclusions on how the west London block of flats came to be in a condition that allowed the fires to spread.

In the incident the bodies of Bangladesh-origin British citizens Hosna, and her mother Razia Begum, 64, who died in the Grenfell Tower fire in London recoverd at beginning.Hosna Begum, 22, and her brothers, Hanif, 26, and Hamid, 29, refused to leave their mother, Rabeya, and father, Kamru Miah, who was 82, during the blaze.The bodies were recovered two weeks after the blaze on June 14. Dental records helped identify the victims, said the relatives of the victim while quoting investigation officials. Their cousin Samir Ahmad said: 'They stayed with their mum and dad. Family was so important to them. They lived together and they died together. The British-Bangledeshi family, who lived on the 17th floor, rang relatives as smoke began to fill their home and the children explained they would not leave their parents. 

The report comes just over a week after a major fire in east London at a block which had been undergoing work to have cladding removed as a result of what happened at Grenfell.


The non-fatal Dagenham blaze, coming so many years after the 2017 fire, prompted fierce criticism from various quarters including bereaved and survivors group Grenfell United, which said it showed the “painfully slow progress of remediation across the country, and a lack of urgency for building safety as a whole”.Dame Judith Hackitt, who headed an independent assessment of building laws following the Grenfell Tower catastrophe, called it as "really concerning" that so many people are still living in uncertainty and worry about the safety of their houses. According to Number 10, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer noted at Tuesday's Cabinet meeting that the Dagenham fire was a reminder of the necessity of learning from Grenfell to ensure that mistakes made there never happen again. According to the Fire Brigades Union, the Grenfell Tower fire "was a crime caused by deregulation and institutional failings at the highest level". The final hearing of the second phase of the inquiry was held in November 2022, and families had previously spoken about their long wait and ongoing quest for justice. Bereaved and survivors have called the wait, which might be a decade after the terrible fire, as "unbearable". According to an update from police and prosecutors earlier this year, the massive police investigation into the fire has already resulted in 27,000 lines of inquiry and over 12,000 witness testimony. A total of 58 individuals, as well as 19 companies and organisations, are being investigated for suspected criminal crimes, and more than 300 hours of interviews have been conducted. Corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, perverting the course of justice, public office misconduct, health and safety violations, fraud, and violations of fire safety and building codes are among the potential charges under consideration.