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So if you don't take what he says seriously, why go on about it so much. Let's keep a little perspective here.
Definetly not Tuesday.
Definetly not Tuesday.
why go on about it so much
The original fire was out. It was when the firemen were leaving that it was noticed that the fire had set alight to the cladding.And this extract from the Guardian article, showed what I've suspected over the last few days; whilst K&C council may well have been negligent in the cladding used, a fire doesn't always kill people, it's often how the fire is then handled that'll determine the outcome.
“They [Southwark] failed and pleaded guilty, and they’ll be sentenced next week. But the fire brigade too have responsibility, because the people who escaped with their lives were those who ignored the fire brigade’s instructions and ran out of their flats and down the stairs, and those who died were those who accepted the fire brigade’s instructions and stayed in their flats. And of course, that would have been the right advice had the fire safety measures not failed.
“What the fire brigade failed to do is to change their instructions and to recognise things were not happening as they were meant to happen.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...fety-failings-tower-block-lakanal-house-blaze
At the end of it, it'll very likely be shown that the victims in the upper floors will have died from poisenous fumes, and not the fire itself, so there will a lot more questions to be answered than those posed so far.
The original fire was out. It was when the firemen were leaving that it was noticed that the fire had set alight to the cladding.
Then the inferno.
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I'm curious, would anyone think twice about buying a property constructed from SIPS?
flapping about and panic going on is a real concern, 79 people didn't lose their lives for nothing, they are probably heroes for saving future lives! They were the guinea pigs! Let us hope we learn important lessons from their sacrifices.Fire protection is all about life safety. Buildings will burn, but what is important is that people can escape, or be protected for long enough until help arrives.
It's a nightmare at the moment with all the panic and flapping going on about panels and fire spread, and stairs, and sprinklers, and inspections, and certificates .....
they are probably heroes
We must have vastly different definitions of "heroic".
there is an entire estate down this way built with a similar product , the out side wall is polystirene with a thin render coat on the out sideI'm curious, would anyone think twice about buying a property constructed from SIPS? Its becoming quite popular on new builds.
It is called revolutionary advances in Building Construction, I am a fan of it, we got to stop using bricks but use them in certain areas where you can't use anything else, FOR NOT ONLY THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH THE ROOF IN PRICE, (sorry for caps) at nearly pound a brick! now a days you have to think how much a brick costs before you pick one up to throw it at someone! but bricks also use a lot of energy in baking and transportation as they are heavier, and also require mortar which adds more to the cost per m2, then you need skilled bricklayers, they cost a bomb!there is an entire estate down this way built with a similar product , the out side wall is polystirene with a thin render coat on the out side
all built on a timber frame . You could kick your way through the out side wall the only thing stopping u getting into the house is the ply wood on the other side of the polysteirene
worked in them