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Re:Why Grenfell Tower Burned: Regulators Put Cost Before Safety by rwmj on Saturday June 24, 2017 @01:10PM (#14626364)
I think the true answer is: we don't know yet if it was due to bad regulations, building contractors ignoring regulations, inspections not happening, the whole system, ...
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Re:Why Grenfell Tower Burned: Regulators Put Cost Before Safety by dom0 on Saturday June 24, 2017 @01:12PM (#14626377)
Oh well, we did know how well that stuff burns, why it's not used in many countries except Britain, how toxic the fumes are etc.

The industry knows how to not build a 70 m matchstick.

This is clearly not a case of "but we didn't know!" / "who would think of that happening".

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Re:Why Grenfell Tower Burned: Regulators Put Cost Before Safety by Avshalom on Saturday June 24, 2017 @01:56PM (#14626629)
unless the regulations required that it be a firetrap it wasn't due to the regulations.
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