Episode 210: The Grenfell Tower fire - part one

Disaster Area

It was just a little house fire. It should have gone out in no time. In a safer building, it would have. But within an hour and a half of the first call to 999 that night, Grenfell Tower was fully ablaze.

Videos:

• Grenfell: The Fire of London
• Grenfell: The Worst Tower Block Fire in London History
• Grenfell Tower tragedy in 3D
• 12 Firefighters have Terminal Cancer Since 2017 Rescue
• First Reports of Grenfell Tower fire
• New video timeline shows how the Grenfell Tower fire unfolded
• What Happened With The Cladding At Grenfell Tower?

Articles and books:

• Show Me The Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen, by Peter Apps
• Grenfell Tower inferno a 'disaster waiting to happen' as concerns are raised for safety of other buildings
• Concerns raised about Grenfell Tower 'for years'
• Fire alarm at Grenfell Tower was never meant for residents
• Grenfell: Cladding firm suggested use of cheaper panels
• Grenfell Tower refurbishment used cheaper cladding and tenants accused builders of shoddy workmanship
• Residents warned of 'catastrophic' Grenfell Tower block fire three years ago - but pleas 'fell on deaf ears'
• Faulty tumble dryer 'caused Shepherd's Bush tower block fire'
• Twenty-seven minutes and Grenfell Tower fire had taken hold: so why weren't residents told to get out?
• Grenfell Tower graphic: what we know about how the fire spread
• Questions Mount After Fire at Grenfell Tower in London Kills at Least 12
• IFSEC Global: Grenfell Tower Fire: latest Inquiry updates and full timeline
• Behailu Kedebe's statement to the inquiry
• Kingspan: Fire performance of phenolic insulation
• Dozen Grenfell firefighters diagnosed with terminal cancer
• Fire crews extinguish blaze at Shepherd's Bush tower block