As I type these words, around 100 firefighters are battling a blaze in a tower block on De Pass Gardens, Barking, in London.
The cause is not known. There are no known injuries, and evacuation procedures are in place.
But there is no avoiding the obvious question: Why has this happened after the Tory government promised to learn the lessons of Grenfell?
Look at the strength of this fire, as shown in the following footage:
The speed in which this fire in #barking spread was crazy! Nothing learned from #Grenfell #barkingfire pic.twitter.com/5mdceE4pAS
— MARAJA (@MARAJA_7) June 9, 2019
— Venilia Batista Amorim (@vbatistaamorim) June 9, 2019
And did you read the comment about the cladding? Builders had been challenge about it only weeks ago, and said it was “fire retardant and perfectly safe”.
Does it look safe to you?
For g's sake, don't let it be the same stupidity as at #GrenfellTower, on a NEW building!
What #cladding did they use?!#Barking #BarkingFire— Pluk van de Petteflet ❌ (@PlukPet) June 9, 2019
Sadly, it seems to be exactly the same stupidity as at Grenfell.
The fire in Barking shows once again that government building regulations are not fit for purpose. This puts both residents and the fire services’ lives at risk. I hope everyone is okay 🙏
— Nick West (@NicholasWest27) June 9, 2019
I’m sure you and I will look forward to the mealy-mouthed excuses that will flow from the same sources we heard after Grenfell. I hope there will be much less tolerance for them this time.
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