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Grenfell refurbishment turned tower into ‘death trap,’ the inquiry hears
The burnout remains of the Grenfell Tower block

THE refurbishment of Grenfell Tower turned the block into a “death trap,” the inquiry into the fire heard today.

Danny Friedman QC, representing some of the bereaved and survivors of Grenfell, criticised the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) tenant management organisation (TMO) for having “fobbed off” residents who raised concerns over the refurbishment.

He said: “In the second decade of 21st century London, governed by a regulatory framework designed to ensure fire safety, a local authority instigated and oversaw the refurbishment of a social housing high-rise tower block in such a way as to render it a death trap.

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