The Grenfell Tower Fire: London’s High-Rise Scandal

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The UK's worst building disaster should never have happened. Support the Grenfell Foundation 👉 https://www.grenfellfoundation.org.uk/fundraising Full story here - https://theb1m.com/video/grenfell-tower-fire-london Additional footage and images: Grenfell Tower Inquiry, ABC News, BBC News / Newsnight, Bloomberg, CBC News, ChiralJon / CC BY 2.0, David Pickup, Declan Conor, 5 News, ITV News, Natalie Oxford / CC BY 4.0, NBC News, Nick Hawkes, On Demand News, Reuters, Sky News, Tamas Babai and The Independent. 00:00 The Night of the Fire 03:47 The Tower Today 05:33 A Survivor's Account 07:48 The Causes 08:48 Cost-cutting 10:14 Combustible Cladding 11:51 Stay-Put Policy 13:30 The Report 15:49 Government Failings 17:17 What's Changed? 21:03 Leaseholders' Struggles 24:45 The Remediation Plan 26:17 The Wait for Justice 29:29 The Tower's Future 31:02 Conclusion Research Sources https://www.grenfelltowerinquiry.org.uk/phase-2-report https://assets.grenfelltowerinquiry.org.uk/GTI%20-%20Phase%201%20full%20report%20-%20volume%201.pdf https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/dangerous-cladding-the-governments-remediation-portfolio-3/?nab=1 https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2019-05-29/grenfell-council-had-129m-it-could-have-spent-on-tower-renovation#:~:text=However%20the%20council's%20own%20documents,in%20Elm%20Park%20Gardens%2C%20Chelsea https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-responds-in-full-to-grenfell-tower-inquiry-setting-out-tough-new-reforms-to-fix-building-safety-and-strengthen-accountability https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-remediation-monthly-data-release-february-2025/building-safety-remediation-monthly-data-release-february-2025 https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/labour-mps-people-england-government-b1208883.html For more by The B1M subscribe now - https://bit.ly/the-b1m We're raising awareness of construction's mental health crisis through our Get Construction Talking initiative. There’s a video series on our channel and you can find support or donate at - https://www.getconstructiontalking.org/ Follow Get Construction Talking Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/getconstructiontalking/ X - https://twitter.com/GetConstTalking LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/get-construction-talking/about/ Listen to The World's Best Construction Podcast by The B1M Apple - https://apple.co/3OssZsH Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3om1NkB Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3znmBP4 View this video and more at - https://www.TheB1M.com/ Follow us on X - http://www.x.com/TheB1M/ Like us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/TheB1M/ Follow us on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theb1m/ Follow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-b1m-ltd/ Follow us on Instagram - http://instagram.com/theb1m/ Follow us on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@theb1m The B1M Merch store - https://theb1m.creator-spring.com/ #construction #architecture #engineering We welcome you sharing our content to inspire others, but please be nice and play by our rules - http://www.theb1m.com/guidelines-for-sharing Our content may only be embedded onto third party websites by arrangement. We have established partnerships with domains to share our content and help it reach a wider audience. If you are interested in partnering with us please contact [email protected]. Ripping and/or editing this video is illegal and will result in legal action. © 2025 The B1M Limited