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Politicians should be held accountable for Grenfell Tower blaze, congress hears
Firefighters observe the wreckage of Grenfell Tower

CONGRESS called for politicians to be held to account today over the decisions that led to 72 people dying in the Grenfell Tower blaze last year.

Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack said it was chilling that Grenfell Tower's refurbishment had turned it into a death trap, with ventilation and safety systems not functioning and the cladding meaning the whole building was “effectively wrapped in petrol.”

“Grenfell Tower was safer in 1974 than in 2017. That raises some pretty fundamental questions,” he pointed out.

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