At least 12 dead after fire guts London high-rise where residents complained about safety for years

Yes, but this block was built before Thatcher, and while much of the blame will surely be due to inadequate safeguards during the last remodel and due to the the Borough turning a deaf ear to warnings, the bad design (with insufficient exits) can’t be pinned on The Thatch. I honestly wouldn’t trust any high rise in Britain built between 1950 and entry into the EU, the building code allowed too many shortcuts.

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