Of many haunting moments of the Grenfell Inquiry, this week provided one of the most disturbing. Former product manager Jonathan Roper claimed that insulation manufacturer Celotex deliberately exploited “ignorance” within the construction industry, and had rigged fire safety tests.
The insulation foam, known as RS5000, went on to be used in Grenfell Tower. Where on June 14, 2017, it fuelled the flames of the fire, and released smoke and toxic gases.
The foam was withdrawn from the market shortly afterwards, but 70 people had already died, and two would die later in hospital.
This kind of evidence, where people offered immunity from prosecution simply tell the truth, or some version of it, is one of the points of the long months of the
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