Grenfell Tower
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Floors | 24 |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1974 |
| Construction started | 1972 |
| Renovated | 2016 |
| Architectural styles | Modern architecture |
| Owners | Kensington and Chelsea TMO |
| Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1161114 |
About Grenfell Tower
Grenfell Tower was a 24-storey residential tower block in North Kensington in London, England, the remains of which are still standing following a severe fire in June 2017. The tower was completed in 1974, as part of the first phase of the Lancaster West Estate.
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... The Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission said the location, on the current site of the tower, should include a garden, monument and space for grieving...
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... It has cited legal support given to former ministers during public inquiries into the Grenfell Tower fire, the BSE disease outbreak in cattle, and infected blood products as examples of precedents...
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... With a book out soon, she has opened up and spoke about some of the events that shaped her premiership, from the deadly fire at Grenfell Tower, to her relationship with former US President Donald Trump...
RAAC: Public buildings at risk from concrete failure, experts warn
... The concrete crisis has echoes of the cladding scandal following the Grenfell Tower Fire in which the scale of the potential fire risks led to thousands living in flats covered with dangerous materials or paying for additional fire wardens...
Black hole in Town Hall budgets rises to £5bn
... 8m being given to is to help pay the compensation due to the survivors and first responders of the Grenfell Tower tragedy...
Bibby Stockholm: Asylum seekers will be on barge in coming weeks - Oliver Dowden
... " We have substantial expertise, including from earlier disasters such as the Grenfell Tower fire and the subsequent public inquiry, " he added...
Disability campaigners lose legal fight over Grenfell recommendation
... But a Home Office consultation found the Grenfell Tower Inquiry s recommendations would be too costly and impractical to implement...
Ex-police watchdog chief Lockwood charged with rape
... After the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, Mr Lockwood was asked by a government task force to lead the recovery and remediation work and liaise with the bereaved families and survivors...
Bibby Stockholm: Asylum seekers will be on barge in coming weeks - Oliver Dowden
By Maria ZaccaroBBC News
Asylum seekers will move onto the Bibby Stockholm barge " in The Coming weeks" once safety concerns are addressed, The Deputy Prime Minister has said.
Oliver Dowden told The Bbc he was " confident" any remaining issues with the vessel would be resolved.
Earlier, The Fire Brigades Union wrote to Home Secretary Suella Braverman seeking talks over fire safety fears.
Some 500 asylum seekers are set to be housed on the accommodation barge, moored in Portland Port in Dorset.
It is seen as a key part of the government's strategy to deter migrants from arriving on Britain's shores in small boats, and ministers have said it would help cut the £6m-a-Day cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels while their claims are processed.
Plans to move The First 50 asylum seekers onto the vessel on Tuesday with the FBU describing it as a " potential death trap".
Government sources had suggested The First arrivals would come next week but Mr Dowden hinted at another possible delay.
He told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme: " We have to undertake A Number of inspections and other measures to make sure that these vessels, and this vessel in particular, is suitable and ready.
" We Are confident that we will be able to address all of these concerns, I'm absolutely certain of that, and I'm absolutely certain we will be able to get people on this vessel in The Coming weeks. "
In a sent to the Home Office , FBU assistant General Secretary Ben Selby said The Union wanted to ensure a " tragedy" would be prevented and to guarantee public safety.
He Said The Union had fears about overcrowding, access to fire exits and " other safety matters on the vessel".
" We have substantial expertise, including from earlier disasters such as the Grenfell Tower fire and the subsequent public inquiry, " he added.
" We Are concerned above all to prevent another tragedy. "
Government sources have suggested complaints by the Labour Party-affiliated FBU are politically motivated, and Mr Dowden also pointed out that The Union was a Labour donor.
Speaking on Tuesday, cabinet minister Grant Shapps denied the barge was a " death trap" and said there was no reason why it " wouldn't be absolutely safe".
The 222-room, three-storey barge Will House adult males, aged from 18 to 65, who are in the latter stages of their asylum applications.
It will be the First Time migrants have been housed in a berthed vessel off the UK.
The government said there were currently about 51,000 " destitute migrants" in hotels across the UK, costing the taxpayer in excess of £6m A Day - and argues the vessel will reduce these costs.
There has been considerable local opposition within the South Coast community of Portland, amid concerns about the impact 500 new arrivals would have on local services.
Human Rights groups have also described the decision to house migrants on a barge as " inhumane".
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
