The 2017 Grenfell Tower fire remains the UK's deadliest residential blaze since WWII
The 2017 Grenfell Tower fire remains a sobering turning point in urban safety, standing as the deadliest structural blaze in the United Kingdom since the end of the Second World War.
On June 14, 2017, a kitchen fire in a North Kensington high-rise spread with terrifying speed due to flammable external cladding. The disaster claimed 72 lives and left a community devastated, exposing deep-seated issues in building regulations and social housing oversight.
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