Now that an independent inquiry has completed its investigation into Britain’s deadliest residential fire since World War II, survivors and bereaved relatives are demanding that criminal charges be brought against those responsible for the blaze that k.
Now that an independent inquiry has completed its investigation into Britain’s deadliest residential fire since World War II, survivors and bereaved relatives are demanding that criminal charges be brought against those responsible for the 2017 blaze that killed 72 people.
The Grenfell Tower inquiry released its final report on Wednesday, a 1,700-page document that detailed how the failings of government, the construction industry and firefighters led to the deaths at a high-rise apartment building in west London more than seven years ago. The disaster was entirely avoidable, it said.
That finally clears the way for law enforcement authorities to complete the criminal investigation, which was put on hold to ensure it didn’t impede efforts to uncover the underlying causes of the tragedy and recommend measures to prevent future disasters.
“We need to see the culprits … be judged to recognize their faults, their mistakes, their incompetence. All this we need to know,’’ Karim Khalloufi, the brother of fire victim Khadija Khalloufi, told the BBC. “And without this justice, we will keep going on. We will keep seeking . justice.”
But justice won’t be swift.
London’s Metropolitan Police Service says officers probably won’t complete their investigation until the end of next year.
