All news on the topic: Grenfell Tower fire

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Grenfell police sue over 'psychiatric injuries' from trying to rescue victims
A group of 33 Metropolitan Police officers - six of whom have since retired - are claiming compensation due to the psychological damage they suffered due to the Grenfell Tower fire
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Man who lived in flat where Grenfell Tower fire began tells of his living pain
Behailu Kebede was cleared of blame for the Grenfell Tower by the official inquiry into the disaster but felt unable to attend the community’s marches or the inquiry because he did not have the 'courage'
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Grenfell survivor who lived in flat where blaze started now 'a ghost of a man'
Survivor Behailu Kebede lived in the flat in Grenfell Tower where the blaze broke out due to a fridge catching fire, and gave a devastating statement to the enquiry into the tragedy
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'Your justice is in the post - and we all know they rarely bother to deliver'
Offers of compensation and exoneration to Post Office victims are not enough, says Fleet Street Fox. True justice comes when they close the scandal factory
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Grenfell fire memorial to be 'bold, fitting and lasting' as plans are unveiled
The construction for the Grenfell memorial is set to start from late 2026 - in June a major fire broke out at Grenfell Tower block on Latimer Road, North Kensington and 72 people lost their lives
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Grenfell Tower firefighters and call staff took 6,000 days off due to PTSD
Over 250 firefighters tackled the Grenfell Tower blaze, which started in a faulty fridge and spread to highly flammable cladding on the 24-storey tower in Kensington
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Anger at Grenfell sprinkler delays which are fitted in just 1 in 5 tower blocks
The cost of sprinklers is ­estimated at £500,000 per block. Birmingham City Council has spent £93million on 181 systems in its stock of 188 high-rises – 64% of the sprinkler installations in the survey.
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New law promises to protect families after Awaab Ishak and Grenfell fire deaths
The Social Housing (Regulation) Bill - brought about after tragedies such as Grenfell and the death of Awaab Ishak - represents the most significant reform of the sector in a decade
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Grenfell anniversary marked by vigils and poignant embrace with firefighters
The anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster was marked with protests up and down the country, with firefighters forming a guard of honour at one survivors' march in London
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Mum whose daughter survived Grenfell fire sews 220ft quilt to honour 72 victims
Tuesday Greenidge witnessed the tragedy of Grenfell Tower fire six years ago, when her daughter escaped the blaze. She remembers the 72 victims with her beautiful growing quilt, handmade by the community
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'I survived Grenfell and little has changed - the perpetrators should be jailed'
Edward Daffarn was on the 16th floor of the 24-storey building when it went up in flames on June 14, 2018. He feels that residents have been abandoned in the six years that have passed
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Homebuilder CEOs flaunt wealth but firms won't sign pledge to fix safety issues
Developers Dandara, Abbey New Homes and Rydon declined to sign a government pledge to strip over 1,000 high-rises of flammable materials to prevent another possible Grenfell tragedy
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William admits huge 'worry' in heartfelt talk with Grenfell survivors
The Prince of Wales met survivors and bereaved families six years on from the tragedy as he heard Queen's Park Rangers football club is still supporting the local community
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Families of Grenfell Tower fire victims say TV drama on tragedy is 'too hurtful'
Survivors and bereaved relatives of Grenfell Tower victims are boycotting a three-part BBC drama on the tragic fire as they fear it will be 'too hurtful' and contain factual inaccuracies
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Grenfell Tower survivors perspective shared in new National Theatre play
A new play from the National Theatre will be staged in London to share the stories of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster with real shared experiences from the survivors
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More than 900 people affected by Grenfell Tower fire agree compensation
A civil case has seen more than 900 residents, family members and survivors who have been affected by the horrific Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people, reach a settlement
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Horrific Grenfell disaster film will leave viewers disturbed, director warns
After filming footage from a helicopter in the months following the deadly blaze at Grenfell six years ago, Steve McQueen's thought-provoking 24-minute film features no words or music
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'Shame on comedian Alfie Brown and anyone who laughs at Grenfell Tower'
Darren Lewis is disgusted by the cheap jokes from the Live at the Apollo star, punching down at the lives lost, misery and misfortune, and thinks the comedian needs to rethink his material if he wants to keep any kind of audience
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Cladding firm bosses knew about fire risk 7 years before Grenfell Tower tragedy
Documents written for Saint-Gobain pre-2010 advised the plastic foam 'generates a large volume of dense, acrid smoke' when exposed to fire, which may 'bring on... incapacitation and death'
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Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett mentoring young survivors of Grenfell fire
Alongside his role on the BBC show, tycoon Steven is working with Grenfell Athletic FC to coach people who escaped the blaze in 2017 and went on to start their own businesses.
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Firefighter used selfie in front of smouldering Grenfell Tower on Tinder profile
The London Fire Brigade worker is said to have taken the picture "in the immediate aftermath" of the tragedy which killed 72 people, including 18 children, in 2017
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Hundreds of residents forced to leave housing block ruled 'serious risk to life'
Horrified fire fighters were left appalled at the hazardous state of the building in Leeds, and were forced to immediately evacuate the hundreds of students living there
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Grenfell survivors want 'intensive testing' as blaze firefighters start to die
EXCLUSIVE Locals still haunted by the 2017 disaster told The Mirror they want intensive tests so they can stop “living in fear” of deadly diseases from Grenfell’s toxins
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Dying firefighter with cancer demands health screenings for hero colleagues
Retired firefighter Martin Green, 63, has terminal prostate cancer, which he says was caused by his 30-year career with the London Fire Brigade, and wants to protect his colleagues
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'Hero firefighters risk lives to save others - their health should be protected'
As many as a dozen of firefighters who entered the burning Grenfell Tower have since developed terminal cancer. It's feared many of the residents who survived the fire were exposed to toxic fumes
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