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Grenfell Tower as seen from the Grenfell Memorial Wall in the grounds of Kensington Aldridge Academy
GRENFELL Tower’s landlords ignored workload complaints from caretakers carrying out health and safety checks on their buildings, an inquiry heard today.
Paul Steadman, estate services assistant (ESA) for the Lancaster West Estate at the time of the Grenfell Tower fire, claimed that the now defunct Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) only allowed him and his colleagues to spend 30 to 60 minutes carrying out inspections.
Extracts from his written statements were read out yesterday as he faced questions at the inquiry into the June 2017 blaze in west London.
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
