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Grenfell Tower To Be Demolished

Jesse Williams

By Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams

5 Sep 2021

More than four years since the tragic fire that killed 72 people, Grenfell Tower is set to be demolished.

The now infamous block of flats has served as a “symbol of survival” and a “sacred place” with the decision to knock it down proving controversial. العاب قمار بوكر

According to the Sunday Times, senior Whitehall sources said structural engineering experts hired by the government had “unambiguously and unanimously” recommended that the tower should be “carefully taken down”.

Ministers are expected to announce the demolition of the tower block this month due to the safety concerns. العاب روليت

Grenfell United, a group of survivors and bereaved families, said they were “shocked” by the development, “given the promise by the government that no decision would be made on the future of the tower without full consultation with the bereaved and the survivors”.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), which has taken ownership of the tower since 2018, has assured the families that the tower will not be pulled down before the fifth anniversary of the blaze in June 2022.

An independent Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission, made up of representatives of the bereaved, survivors and local residents, has been created to establish plans for a memorial on the site.

Bereaved family’s previously suggested turning the site into a “vertical forest”.

Hisam Choucair, who lost six members of his family in the fire, told the Observer at the time: “A tragedy has taken place that must never be forgotten at this location. If they take it down, they will obliterate that memory and they would be putting people through another unimaginable trauma.

“The ashes of our loved ones are in the fabric of that building.”

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