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Fire service personnel inside Grenfell Tower in west London in June 2017
A SENIOR fire engineer did not think that the cladding on Grenfell Tower would pose problems to fire safety during early discussions about the refurbishment of the block.
Clare Barker, the former principal fire engineer at Exova, told the inquiry into the disaster today that she had not raised the need for a separate fire safety assessment to be made for the proposed cladding system.
Exova produced the fire safety strategy, a set of measures encompassing fire precautions and protections, for the proposed works of the building in 2012-13.
YVETTE WILLIAMS and JOE DELANEY dissect the institutional dawdling that rubbed salt into the Grenfell open wounds prolonging the agony of survivors
As we approach the half-anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, the community gathers to remember loved ones while grappling with mixed emotions surrounding the ongoing deconstruction of the tower and the hopeful plans for a memorial, writes EMMA DENT COAD
