Daily Express – 72 killed by: Greed, dishonesty and complacency
Greed, dishonesty and complacency put Grenfell Tower on a “path to disaster”, writes the Daily Express as it leads on the findings of an inquiry into the 2017 blaze. The paper says the 7-year inquiry uncovered wrongdoing, failures and negligence and says the prime minister apologised on behalf of the British state in the House of Commons yesterday.
Grenfell fire report: Inquiry finally reveals who was to blame for disaster
A report looking into the deaths of the Grenfell fire victims has finally revealed who is to blame for the disaster.
The long-awaited report was released at 11am and is the final review into the disaster. It lays out in detail its findings around the actions of corporate firms in the construction industry, the local authority, London Fire Brigade and government.
The people who lived there were “badly failed” by authorities and the construction industry through incompetence, dishonesty and greed, inquiry chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick said.
Scotland Yard officers leading the criminal probe into the Grenfell Tower fire have “one chance” to get the investigation right, a top officer has said.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy also warned it would take up to 18 months to go through the Inquiry report “line by line”. The final report on the Grenfell tower block fire was published today, seven years on from the tragedy, and found that all deaths were avoidable.
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Editorial 05 September 2024.
Thursday’s front pages are dominated by the final report from the Grenfell fire inquiry which lays out the multiple failures that led to the 2017 tragedy.
The report of the six-year public inquiry found that the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people in 20217 was the result of a chain of failures by governments, “dishonest” companies and a lack of strategy by the fire service, the final report of the six-year public inquiry has concluded.