#28061
Austman
Flatchatter

    It was compulsory viewing for everyone who lives in or owns a lot in a multi-storey strata.

    The combustible cladding is of course the major issue.

    But I noted other issues touched on included overcrowding and factors like clutter and storage in inappropriate areas. Fires have been started not only by cigarettes but also by equipment like air conditioner compressors.

    Many strata buildings have such equipment on balconies, in car parks or elsewhere on common property.

    There’s a lot advice available on some of those issues eg:

    a-warning-about-the-fire-risks-of-clutter

    Keep-your-balcony-safe-from-fire

    I think too, that the effectiveness of modern fire safety systems (that Grenfell unfortunately didn’t have), if properly maintained and not compromised by other factors like overcrowding, was demonstrated.  That part at least was reassuring.