https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenfell_Tower_fire
Already the conspiracysphere is moving in. All tower fires elicit jokes from 9/11 Truthers, and there are people quite to label it as probably terrorist attack. However the early signs point to a possible situation like the Plasco building fire in Iran, and the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland - long standing problems with building safety and management. Pointed at by the Grenfell Action Group blog.
https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/grenfell-tower-from-bad-to-worse/
https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/kctmo-playing-with-fire/
So clear in fact, that I'd have some suspicion that it was fake. I've been unable to find evidence that the "kctmo-playing-with-fire" page actually existed before Jun 14 (London date/time). Google's cache of the page is current.
https://webcache.googleusercontent....playing-with-fire/+&cd=13&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us (http://archive.is/AbGc7)
But are there older records? [Edit: yes]
No reports of casualties yet, but it looks very worrisome.The Grenfell Tower fire is a large fire that started shortly before 1 a.m. on 14 June 2017 at the 24-storey Grenfell Tower apartment block in North Kensington, West London. It is being attended to by at least 200 firefighters and 45 fire appliances, but the fire has not been contained. It was reported that people may have been trapped in the fire.[3] The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, declared the fire a "major incident".[2]
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The fire broke out early in the morning; the London Fire Brigade were first called to the fire at 1:16 am. The fire stretched from the second floor and spread upward.[1] A team of 200 firefighters on 40 fire engines are attempting to control the blaze and rescue people. At 4:14 am, officials from the Metropolitan Police addressed the large crowd of onlookers and urgently instructed them to tell anyone they know who is trapped in the building—if they are able to reach them via phone or social media—to tell them they must try to self-evacuate and not wait for the fire brigade.[9] According to witnesses, there were people trapped inside, waving from windows for help. There were also eyewitness reports that some people were jumping out.[2]
By sunrise, the firefighters were still battling the fire and trying to spray areas where people were seen trapped inside. A large crowd had gathered to watch, but they were pushed back away from the building because of falling debris. After 5 am, the building was still burning and severely damaged; there were fears it could collapse.[9][2].
Already the conspiracysphere is moving in. All tower fires elicit jokes from 9/11 Truthers, and there are people quite to label it as probably terrorist attack. However the early signs point to a possible situation like the Plasco building fire in Iran, and the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland - long standing problems with building safety and management. Pointed at by the Grenfell Action Group blog.
https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/grenfell-tower-from-bad-to-worse/
This post in particular, labled as Nov 20, 2016, seems unusually clear in its predictionsIt is very clear at this stage that the electrical supply to Grenfell Tower has been in a very dangerous condition for several weeks. It is equally clear that the authorities had been repeatedly warned of this but had failed to react with sufficient urgency and had failed to take adequate remedial measures.
https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/kctmo-playing-with-fire/
It is a truly terrifying thought but the Grenfell Action Group firmly believe that only a catastrophic event will expose the ineptitude and incompetence of our landlord, the KCTMO, and bring an end to the dangerous living conditions and neglect of health and safety legislation that they inflict upon their tenants and leaseholders. We believe that the KCTMO are an evil, unprincipled, mini-mafia who have no business to be charged with the responsibility of looking after the every day management of large scale social housing estates and that their sordid collusion with the RBKC Council is a recipe for a future major disaster.
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There are not and never have been any instructions posted in the Grenfell Tower noticeboard or on individual floor as to how residents should act in event of a fire. Anyone who witnessed the recent tower block fire at Shepherds Court, in nearby Shepherd’s Bush, will know that the advice to remain in our properties would have led to certain fatalities and we are calling on our landlord to re-consider the advice that they have so badly circulated.
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The Grenfell Action Group predict that it won’t be long before the words of this blog come back to haunt the KCTMO management and we will do everything in our power to ensure that those in authority know how long and how appallingly our landlord has ignored their responsibility to ensure the heath and safety of their tenants and leaseholders. They can’t say that they haven’t been warned!
https://webcache.googleusercontent....playing-with-fire/+&cd=13&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us (http://archive.is/AbGc7)
But are there older records? [Edit: yes]
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