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It's a sad state of affairs when your instant thought is this tragedy occurred because someone somewhere was trying to save money, because this was my instant reaction!
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A lot of the residents who managed to escape this morning were saying similar things. A lot of anger at the building's designers and those responsible for its maintenance. They seemed to think because they were in a poor part of a prosperous borough they didn't get a look in, and this is what happened. I think the picture of the building burning and glowing orange from the inside is going to stay with me for a long time.
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Terrifying and so sad.
Apparently some people trying to leave the building were told to return to their flats. The pictures of the tower now show just how devastating the fire was. I hope no one lost their lives specifically because of this.
The residents' group had been pretty damning of the Tenants' Association and the local council, and had predicted something like this would happen, which also suggest it may have been avoidable. But that might have affected landlords' profits.