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Grenfell Museum

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Grenfell Museum
Grenfell Museum
Grenfell Museum
Grenfell Museum
Grenfell Museum
Grenfell Museum
Grenfell Museum
Grenfell Museum
Grenfell Museum
Grenfell Museum
Grenfell Museum
Grenfell Museum
Grenfell Museum
Grenfell Museum
Grenfell Museum
Phone:
+61 2 6343 1930

Address:
Camp Street, Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia

The Grenfell Tower fire broke out on 14 June 2017 in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, United Kingdom. It caused 72 deaths, including those of two victims who later died in hospital. Over 70 others were injured and 223 people escaped. It is the deadliest structural fire in the United Kingdom since the 1988 Piper Alpha disaster and the worst UK residential fire since the Second World War. The fire is under public inquiry, police investigations and coroner's inquests.Emergency services received the first report of the fire at 00:54 local time. It burned for about 60 hours until finally being extinguished. More than 250 London Fire Brigade firefighters and 70 fire engines were involved from stations all across London in efforts to control the fire. Over 100 London Ambulance Service crews on at least 20 ambulances attended, joined by specialist paramedics from the London Ambulance Service’s Hazardous Area Response Team. The Metropolitan Police Service and London's Air Ambulance also assisted the rescue effort.The Grenfell Tower Inquiry began on 14 September 2017 to investigate the causes of the fire, and other related issues. Police and fire services believe the fire was started by a malfunctioning fridge-freezer on the fourth floor. The rapid spread of the fire has been attributed to the building's exterior cladding, a type in widespread use. An independent review of building regulations and fire safety was published on 17 May 2018.
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