British High Rise fire. Terror or refrigerator

[SC-Texas]

Okay, did one refrigerator do this or is this more of the religion of Peace people being peaceful?

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fire-in-london-high-rise-leaves-number-dead-grenfell-tower-kensington/

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[SC-Texas]

Grenfell Tower: at least six dead as fire destroys 24-storey building

http://flip.it/Zpd16Y

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[SC-Texas]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...ll-tower-block-white-city-latimer-road-london

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[SC-Texas]

Amazing

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[Moonpie]

Dang.

How can a modern building burn up like that?

No fire codes in England?

 

[easy rider]

Dang.

How can a modern building burn up like that?

No fire codes in England?

Read that it was built in the 70's.

 

[majormadmax]

Read that it was built in the 70's.

It also underwent a £10M ($15M) renovation last year, and was up to all UK codes.

 

[easy rider]

It also underwent a £10M ($15M) renovation last year, and was up to all UK codes.

Yes, but what does bringing up to code really mean? They didn't tear it down and start over again.

 

[Dawico]

Dang. There will definitely be some people and inspectors called in to answer some questions.

 

[easy rider]

I'm waiting upon hearing that someone saw a missile, and yes, I am wearing my foil hat.

 

[majormadmax]

An interesting read...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...ns-raised-by-grenfell-tower-residents-in-2012

 

[robertc1024]

An interesting read...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...ns-raised-by-grenfell-tower-residents-in-2012

Damn!

 

[easy rider]

It is interesting, but all I can say is that from the videos of the fire I saw it seemed to spread very quickly, and that makes me a bit skeptical. I know a little about codes, but I am no expert.

 

[BRD@66]

 

[Shotgun Jeremy]

What??? I've seen this story all over the place and nobody asking why it didn't collapse?

 

[TheDan]

What??? I've seen this story all over the place and nobody asking why it didn't collapse?

Because fire doesn't melt steel beams...

 

[Kar98]

It is interesting, but all I can say is that from the videos of the fire I saw it seemed to spread very quickly, and that makes me a bit skeptical. I know a little about codes, but I am no expert.

It seems the insulation material (called Celotex RS5000) is a multi-layer material made of PIR and aluminum, and the air gaps between its layers as well as the air gaps between the material and the actual facade acted as chimneys allowing the fire to spread as quickly as if the building had been wrapped in detcord.

 

[easy rider]

What??? I've seen this story all over the place and nobody asking why it didn't collapse?

The faster the fire burns the less effect it has on steel.

 

[Kar98]

The faster the fire burns the less effect it has on steel.

Also, the highrise in London hasn't been hit by a Boeing, and by a bombing a few years before that.

 

[easy rider]

The metal of the structure has definitely been affected by the heat and will be a danger to be under. I certainly wouldn't try to reuse it.