Grenfell Tower Inquiry Releases Expert Report from Jose Torero

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The Grenfell Tower Inquiry earlier this month published a report by University of Maryland’s (UMD) José Torero on the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the June 2017 fire at Grenfell Tower. Torero, the John. L Bryan Chair in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering and Director of the Center for Disaster Resilience in UMD’s A. James Clark School of Engineering, is one of five expert witnesses called by the Inquiry last fall.

Report findings and industry implications have been featured in international news outlets. Read and watch more English-language coverage at the links below. All expert reports are available at www.grenfelltowerinquiry.org.uk/evidence.

Evening Standard, Inside the flat where Grenfell Tower fire started: First pictures show charred remains of flat where blaze took hold, Jun 4, 2018
BBC News, Grenfell Inquiry raises new questions for ministers, June 4, 2018
BBC News, Grenfell Inquiry: What five reports reveal, June 4, 2018
BBC News, Grenfell Tower: 'Catastrophic' safety failures outlined, June 4, 2018
Independent, Grenfell Tower inquiry: Catalogue of failures laid bare shows 'stay put' advice untenable, fire lift broken and cladding not tested for resistance to flames, June 4, 2018
Daily Mail, Grenfell Tower was plagued by a 'culture of non-compliance' with fire safety and building regulations, report finds as expert slams 'incompetency' in the construction industry, June 4, 2018
The Guardian, Grenfell fire took three hours to encircle the building, inquiry hears, June 4, 2018
The Guardian, Expert lists litany of serious safety breaches at Grenfell Tower, June 4, 2018
The Scottsman, Grenfell report finds the ‘stay put’ strategy for burning tower was futile, June 4, 2018
Evening Express, Stay put strategy for Grenfell Tower was futile, safety expert says, June 4, 2018
HuffPost, Every Grenfell Resident 'Should Have Been Evacuated Within 46 Minutes, June 4, 2018
BBC News, Grenfell Inquiry: Seven things we learnt this week, June 7, 2018
New York Magazine, A Year Has Passed Since the Grenfell Tower Fire. It Could Happen Again Anytime, June 14, 2018

The views expressed in the articles above do not necessarily reflect the views of José Torero or the University of Maryland.

Members of the media are asked to contact media@grenfelltowerinquiry.org.uk or +44 7958 054267 with all questions.

Published June 20, 2018