Cheap insulation in green-compliant new cladding helped spread Grenfell Tower blaze that killed 72

Updated: December 16, 2024 - 4:25am

The inquiry into the 2017 fire at Grenfell Tower in London has revealed how the styrofoam thermal insulation layer in newly-fitted wall cladding enabled a small domestic fire to rapidly engulf most of the building, resulting in the loss of 72 lives.