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The Building Safety Act 2022: Questions and Answers: A Practical Approach to Design and Management of Higher-Risk Buildings
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Pat Perry
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2025
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Chapter 1: The Grenfell Tower fire

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This chapter describes the Grenfell Tower fire, which occurred in June 2017, and was one of the UK's most devastating modern disasters, resulting in 72 fatalities and numerous injuries. The fire rapidly spread from a fourth-floor flat, leading to a catastrophic situation that overwhelmed emergency services and exposed significant failures in fire safety measures.

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