tower block

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The seven firms each faced criticism in the final report of the inquiry into the June 2017 west London tower block fire, which claimed the lives of 72 people.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

The bodies of Juliana Falcon, 48, Kyle Prosper, 16, and Giselle Prosper, 13, were found at their home in the Leabank Court tower block in September.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

The fire in the west London tower block killed 72 people in 2017, the inquiry found all their deaths were avoidable.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

Seventy two people died when the tower block in west London caught fire in June 2017.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

It took a clobbering in the Blitz—I wasn’t there, thank God—and the replacement buildings and the tower block are a national disgrace.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan