The fatal tower block fire triggered a dramatic increase in completion of fire risk assessments, but questions have been raised about how credible those assessments were, the coroner heard.
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In July LFB warned that up to 500, 000 fridge freezers could pose a fire risk after the brigade found that a fire at a tower block in Bermondsey, south-east London, was caused by a faulty Beko fridge.
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In July, the LFB warned that up to 500, 000 fridge freezers could pose a fire risk after the brigade found that a fire at a tower block in Bermondsey, south-east London, had been caused by a faulty Beko fridge.
Materials used in the refurbishment of a tower block caught fire "too quickly" in a blaze which claimed the lives of six people, an inquest heard.
At 135.1 hectares (333.8 acres) the airfield has three tarmac runways, a control tower dating back to the 1940s, a fire station and various underground structures from the decade.
During the inquest jurors heard detailed information about the layout and structure of the tower block and how emergency services dealt with the fire.
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The inquest into the deaths of six people in a tower block fire in south-east London has entered its fifth week with another four weeks to go.
The South tower was now also spitting smoke and fire.
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The blaze which killed the two men started in the ninth floor of the tower block in Church Street after a curtain left draped over a light bulb caught fire.
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The fire house -- Engine Company 8 and Ladder Company 2 -- lost eight firefighters in the twin tower attacks.
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