This feature length documentary examines the disturbing chain of events that led to Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. By uncovering actions taken by business and government years before the tragedy, the film shines a light on how it could have been prevented, and 72 lives could have been saved. The documentary gives a platform to survivors, bereaved families and firefighters to share their story.
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00:00I say grandfather's my home I would always see the London Eye
00:07it had the most amazing sunsets back in 2017 it was becoming summertime that
00:14night we just went out for dinner and then I got a text from a friend fancy
00:21going on on Xbox so yeah it's as simple as that really
00:27my 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 the
01:17building this was this huge corporate scandal there's internal emails that
01:22say oops we are not clean sadly companies were able to find a way around the
01:27regulations any minister who wants to introduce a regulation has to scrap one
01:31we raised concerns with the council we were labeled scroungers we didn't deserve
01:36anything so just shut up there are thousands of buildings that still have
01:42the combustible cladding feel free to ask me as many questions as you like but use
01:48your time wisely
01:49right
01:50there'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
02:02dishonesty the line government greed why does this have to happen why
02:08you