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Thread #162277   Message #3862812
Posted By: Senoufou
25-Jun-17 - 07:01 AM
Thread Name: Horrendous tower-block fire in W London
Subject: RE: Horrendous tower-block fire in W London
If nothing else, fire precautions and regulations, inspection of building materials and that wretched 'cladding' will be scrutinised to the Nth degree now. It all needs much tighter legislation and enforcement.

What also needs addressing (but I doubt it will happen) is Local Authorities' attitudes to the poorer tenants under their aegis. It's only too obvious now that there's a deplorable disregard of their comfort, safety and well-being. Even after the fire, survivors were still being treated with half-hearted disdain by those who should have been falling over themselves to help them.

Those evacuated yesterday from tower-blocks in Camden found to be faulty were alerted at 8pm to get out, with no prior warning and no arrangements made for their pets. Some elderly folk were refusing to budge at that time of night. They'd been left there for years with no concern for their safety, then suddenly a whirlwind of 'covering one's back' arrived. Complete disregard for their predicament. Makes one despair.