Eight years ago, in the early hours of June 14, 2017, Grenfell Tower in West London was engulfed by flames, resulting in the deaths of 72 people and leaving many more injured and displaced. The fire revealed devastating cracks in how fire safety was managed, the prioritisation of profits over people, and the catastrophic consequences of systemic neglect.On June 20, Netflix will release Grenfell: Uncovered, a powerful new documentary from Rogan Productions that tells the story of the Grenfell Tower fire through the voices of those most affected - the survivors, the bereaved, and the firefighters.The trailer, released alongside the premiere announcement, lays bare the disturbing series of warnings and failings that led to one of Britain’s most tragic peacetime disasters.
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00:00I say grandfather's my home I would always see the london eye it had the
00:08most amazing sunsets back in 2017 it was becoming summertime that night we just
00:15went out for dinner and then I got a text from from a friend fancy going on
00:21on xbox I was yeah as simple as that really
00:27fire brigade yeah hello hi in the fire in Greenfield call quick quick quick quick
00:32they're on the warning Wednesday yes I know it's burning as long as you're okay
00:42my window was a light and it just raced towards me they were telling us to stay
00:49inside but the fire was getting closer we just dashed it for the stairwell it was
00:56just smoke black I didn't have any idea where they were I honestly believed it
01:02would be dealt with because it's the United Kingdom somebody had been grossly
01:11negligent this is described as sticking a petrol tanker to the outside of a
01:17building this was just huge corporate scandal there's internal emails that
01:22say oops we are not clean
01:24sadly companies were able to find a way around the regulations any minister who
01:29wants to introduce a regulation has to scrap one we raised concerns with the
01:33council we were labeled scroungers we didn't deserve anything so just shut up
01:39there are thousands of buildings that still have the combustible cladding feel
01:45free to ask me as many questions as you like but use your time wisely
01:48right
01:49there's 72 people died we still don't know who's gonna be in prison we just want
01:56justice it's heartbreaking unbelievable cruelty everyone is blaming each other
02:01dishonesty and greed why does this have to happen why