Government shown ACM cladding test results which ‘shocked’ experts 16 years before Grenfell, inquiry hears

By Tom Lowe2022-02-16T11:38:00

Grenfell Tower toward the end of its ill-fated refurbishment

Source: Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Fire test in 2001 had to be extinguished after five minutes after flames reached 65ft high

The government took no action to ban ACM cladding despite being shown “catastrophic” results of a fire test on the material 16 years before the Grenfell fire.

Tuesday’s hearing of the Grenfell Inquiry heard that experts had been “shocked” by the performance of the ACM cladding, the same type which was used on the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower.

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