Ain't we got fun! "The rich get rich and the poor get poorer".
When will the World's Poor wake up to the knowledge that we do not
need to keep the Rich in the style to which we will never become
accustomed?
The "Have's" have been convinced that there is no end to the Human
Well from which they dip, more and more. Blinded by Greed, they
forget that every well will one day run dry.
Carl Jarvis
On 6/18/17, Roger Loran Bailey <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
https://socialistaction.org/2017/06/15/grenfell-tower-fire-in-london-some-quick-facts/
Grenfell Tower fire in London: Some quick facts
/ 2 days ago
July 2017 Grenfell
A displaced resident of the now destroyed Grenfell Tower in London told
the press after the June 14 pre-dawn fire: “A building like that
wouldn’t fly in a rich area. But because everyone here is poor and
working class—that’s why it happened.”
For years, residents of the 27-story tower block had complained to local
government about safety violations, but they generally received a cold
shoulder. The newly elected Labour Party MP for the district, Emma Dent
Coad, expressed fury for the way that the Kensington and Chelsea Borough
Council treated its public housing tenants. She told the Guardian that
there was a clear link between the Grenfell tragedy and the council’s
determination to redevelop and gentrify the district. “I can’t help
thinking that poor quality materials and construction standards may have
played a part in this hideous and unforgivable event.”
Many have placed blame for the disaster on the highest levels of the
government and the Conservative Party. They note that after six people
died in a 2009 highrise fire in Camberwell, S.E. London, the British
government ordered a full review of fire safety in public housing.
Former Housing Minister Gavin Barwell (now Prime Minister May’s chief of
staff) delayed the review.
What we know so far:
• As of 6/15/17, the death toll is 17. Officials fear that fatalities
will exceed 100. Some people jumped to avoid burning to death.
• The building housed more than 600 people.
• The building had no fire sprinklers for fire suppression. Around 4000
public housing blocks in Britain lack sprinklers.
• The government resisted efforts to have sprinklers installed.
• The building had smoke alarms in only a few apartments.
• Residents have complained of safety violations many times, including
electrical power surges that caused their appliances to burn.
• Residents were told to shelter in place until help arrived.
• The building had been reclad with new siding in 2016. It appears
likely that flammable foam insulation in the siding (banned in the U.S.
since 2012) spread the fire around the exterior of the building. Burning
foam also emits toxic fumes.
• Budget cuts by the Tory (Conservative) Party are responsible for
staffing shortages in the fire brigades, 10 fire station closings, and
less equipment.
The Tories must answer for this crime!
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