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High-rise buildings are a completely different matter. Besides Grenfell, the same thing (without deaths, thankfully) happened in Milan (very similar issue with
by jaclaz 4y ago
High-rise buildings are a completely different matter.
Besides Grenfell, the same thing (without deaths, thankfully) happened in Milan (very similar issue with aluminium panels on the outside):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNvbxTMSM5Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNvbxTMSM5Y
What emerged from both these fires is that some of the "new" materials are far less safe than expected and that the fire brigades simply have no means to pump water at a height more than a few floors (ten-twelve?).