Decades of failure led to deadly 2017 Grenfell Tower fire, final report concludes

Report says British government was, in 2016, 'well aware' of the risks of using combustible cladding panels and insulation, particularly in high-rise buildings, 'but failed to act on what it knew'

The final report of the Grenfell Tower inquiry is to be released today. File Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

The devastating Grenfell Tower fire which killed 72 people was the result of “decades of failure” by the UK government and the construction industry to act on the dangers of flammable materials on high-rise buildings, a long-awaited report has found.

The west London tower block was covered in combustible products because of the “systematic dishonesty” of firms who made and sold the cladding and insulation, inquiry chairman Martin Moore-Bick said.