30. Grenfell Tower
The Grenfell Tower tragedy despatched shockwaves round London when a 24-storey constructing burnt in flames, taking the lives of 72 individuals. What stays is a derelict 24-storey residential tower block following the hearth in June 2014 which was attributable to defective wiring in a malfunctioning fridge freezer on the fourth ground. The constructing’s low cost and flammable cladding triggered a fast escalation of the hearth, one thing residents felt was the fault of the native council for not putting in the tower with safer installations sported on the non-public flats close by. One of these cladding stays on greater than 300 public tower blocks within the UK.
The tragedy stays Britain’s deadliest residential fireplace within the post-war interval.
