The Grenfell Tower fire : a firefighter's view
Sullivan, Tony (Historian)2025
Book
In the early hours of 14th June 2017, a fire began in a kitchen on the fourth floor of a 24-storey block of flats in West London. A fire that should have been contained within the original compartment ripped up the outside of the building within minutes. This book gives a firefighter's perspective of the deregulation that caused the tragedy and describes what firefighters were confronted with that June night in 2017. It places that deregulation chronologically alongside a career that spanned three decades including nine years in the training department of the London Fire Brigade. It proposes the causes are far deeper and wider than many think - a systemic deterioration of standards in testing of materials, building control, maintenance, inspections, fire safety and enforcement.
Main title:
The Grenfell Tower fire : a firefighter's view / Tony Sullivan.
Author:
Sullivan, Tony (Historian), author
Imprint:
Barnsley : White Owl, 2025.
Collation:
224 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781399064460 (hbk)
Dewey class:
363.379
Language:
English
Subject:
Grenfell Tower (London, England) -- Fire, 2017Fire investigation -- England -- LondonFire prevention -- Great BritainConstruction industry -- Safety regulations -- Great BritainFire protection engineering -- Standards -- Great BritainLondon Fire BrigadeSocietyEuropean historySocial services & welfare, criminologyEmergency services
BRN:
1586080