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🗓️ 14 June 2021
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Today marks four years since the fire at Grenfell Tower. We spoke to former resident Antonio Roncolato.
Presenter: Kate Lamble Producer: May Cameron Studio Mix: James Beard
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0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts. |
0:05.2 | Hello and welcome to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry podcast with me, Kate Lamble. |
0:10.6 | Today marks four years since the fire. |
0:14.4 | That means the inquiry isn't sitting, to allow the bereaved survivors and residents time to attend commemorations. |
0:21.7 | To reflect on this anniversary, I spoke to Antonio Roncalato, |
0:25.6 | he lived in flat 72 on the 10th floor. |
0:29.0 | On the night of the fire, he woke up shortly after 1am, |
0:32.6 | to the sound of sirens and screaming, coming from outside. |
0:36.6 | Burning debris was falling past his kitchen window. |
0:39.7 | When he opened his front door to leave, smoke billowed in. He remained trapped in his flat |
0:45.1 | until 6 a.m. when firefighters reached him and helped him escape. I started by asking Antonio |
0:51.8 | what the mood was among the bereaved survivors and residents |
0:55.5 | on this anniversary. |
0:56.7 | So many years have gone by already. |
0:58.8 | There is so much to be done. |
1:00.8 | Above everything else, very important, is that justice is still not being served, basically. |
1:06.7 | And yes, the inquiry is coming out with the truth. |
1:10.0 | There's a lot of digging from the QC at the inquiry. |
1:13.2 | We hear every single day so many different stories. |
1:16.4 | But the important thing is that justice has not been served yet, four years on. |
1:20.5 | And this is not something very positive amongst many survivors and amongst the community in general, I would say. |
1:27.4 | What do you mean by justice? What are you looking to see happen? |
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