Grenfell: 72 “Avoidable” Deaths
Newscast
BBC
4.4 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2024
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Today we look at the publication of the report into the Grenfell Tower fire. The chair of the inquiry Sir Martin Moore-Bick concluded all 72 deaths “were all avoidable”. Adam and Chris speak to Kate Lamble, presenter and producer of the BBC’s Grenfell Tower Inquiry Podcast and BBC London presenter Eddie Nestor. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Gemma Roper and Anna Harris. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Hello, after six years of hearings, |
| 0:08.1 | the inquiry into the Grandfell Tower Fire |
| 0:11.3 | delivered its final report today. Why did 54 adults and 18 children die in a blaze |
| 0:20.9 | which in the words of the chair of the inquiry Sir Martin Muir Beck, was |
| 0:25.2 | avoidable. |
| 0:26.2 | The simple truth is that the deaths that occurred were all avoidable and those who lived in the tower were badly failed over a number of years |
| 0:36.7 | and in a number of different ways by those who were responsible for ensuring |
| 0:42.0 | the safety of the building and its occupants. |
| 0:45.6 | And Sir Martin's findings will be the focus of this episode of Newscast. |
| 0:50.0 | Newscast. |
| 0:51.0 | Newscast from the BBC. |
| 0:53.0 | Hello it's in the BBC. Hello it's Adam in the studio and we're going to spend the whole episode |
| 1:06.3 | digesting this huge report from the inquiry into the Grandfell Tower of Fire. |
| 1:11.8 | This is actually the second report. The first one came out a couple of years ago and focused on a sort of timeline of what actually happened that night in June 2017. a night we'll just all remember forever. |
| 1:26.1 | What happened today was the much fuller findings about what went wrong, who's to blame, who was involved, and a set of recommendations to make |
| 1:35.8 | sure nothing like this ever happens again. So let's dive into it now. Chris is on the line, |
| 1:41.6 | and Chris, you're just a stone throw away from the tower at the moment. |
| 1:45.1 | Yeah we are in the the beer garden actually of a pub it's called the pig and whistle and |
| 1:50.9 | I'm conscious you know given the gravity of what we're talking about because as I look up to my right from the kind of bench that we're sitting at there is |
| 1:59.9 | Grandful Tower with the Grandful Forever in our hearts there, the big green heart. |
| 2:04.7 | And you'll be able to hear in the background that obviously this is a thriving local community |
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