Flats in London flashed quickly through the unusual design
Sun Jun 25, 2017 5:40 am
Fire in a fire in a high-rise Grenfell Tower of London spread with great speed through the unusual design of the building.
This writes The Telegraph.
In particular, the investigation of fires believes that design feature Grenfell Tower created a "fireplace effect" which caused extremely rapid fire.
Researchers note that the building was equipped with flammable insulation that was installed between the original concrete pillars and exterior aluminum cladding of flammable plastic core, which was used to protect against rain.
Source publication notes that the study is not only to review the materials but also the design of the tower. The triangular shape formed facing, has created a void, and flames came out from the side.
Recall that on the night of June 14 in west London there was a massive fire rises to extinguish which included about 200 firefighters.
According to recent reports, 79 people are missing as a result of fires in high-rise. Officially confirmed the death toll - 30 people.
June 16 in London held a rally calling for the authorities to report data on missing persons and victims of the fire and its causes.
Police later said that the cause of fires in high-rise London was the refrigerator.
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