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Decades of failures turned Grenfell Tower into a 'death trap,' report says

NPR Wednesday, 4 September 2024 ()
The report on the deadly London high-rise fire blames government, regulators and the industry for the deaths of 72 people.
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News video: 'Incompetence and greed' made Grenfell Tower a death trap, report says

'Incompetence and greed' made Grenfell Tower a death trap, report says 00:35

Seven years after 72 people were killed in the high-rise building fire in London, the inquiry found that a "combination of causes" led to the tower being covered in combustible cladding.

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