London Fire Brigade 'failed to heed warnings of high-rise fire before Grenfell', finds report

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The report found that the Lakanal House fire in Southwark, south London, in 2009 ‘foreshadowed’ the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire.

The Grenfell Inquiry report found that the Lakanal House fire in Camberwell, south London, in 2009 'foreshadowed' the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire (Carl Court/PA) — The Grenfell Inquiry report found that the Lakanal House fire in Camberwell, south London, in 2009 ‘foreshadowed’ the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire (Carl Court/PA)

A fatal fire at a housing block in 2009 should have alerted the London Fire Brigade (LFB) to the “shortcomings” in its ability to fight blazes in high-rise buildings, the final report of the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster has found.

The report found that the Lakanal House fire in Camberwell, south London, “foreshadowed” the 2017 Grenfell Tower blaze.