The spreading of the fire was the problem. That occurred outside and in less than 30mins the building was engulfed.
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The fire safety advice for Grenfell Tower residents was to "stay put" - unless the fire was affecting their own flat.
David Sibert, Fire Brigade Union fire safety expert, said: "The principle that tower blocks are built on is that every flat is a fire-resisting box - every flat is completely surrounded by fire-resisting construction from the rest of the building.
"So you should be able to set fire to your own flat and leave it to completely burn out and it won't affect anybody else in the building."
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But who specified it?
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“We supplied components for a system created by the design and build team on that project,” said Cowley.
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German construction companies have been banned from using plastic-filled cladding, such as Reynobond PE, on towers more than 22 metres high since the 1980s when regulations were brought in to improve fire safety at residential blocks.
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Why should buildings only 22m high magically not be a problem. The fire spread not only upwards, but sideways across a floor.