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The London Inferno Massive fire engulfs Grenfell Tower in West London. The Fire Killed 12, Injured 74 … ‘Someone is jumping! Someone is jumping!’ By Corruption Victim of City of Toronto The tragic catastrophe prompted CTV to question the City of Toronto’s officials, Can A Similar Fire Happen In Toronto? Source Before we examine comments from the officials, let’s find out what is causing fire in the first place? What Caused The Fire? Apparently, the culprit is CLADDING of the building. Planning documents revealed cladding was installed so that the tower would be more visually pleasing. Cladding has been found to contribute to similar tower fires around the world, including residential blocks in Dubai, but with significantly less casualties. Victims of the Grenfall Tower blaze were ‘left to die’ in a building that was a ‘disaster waiting to happen’ Daily Mail reported new plastic rain-proof cladding encasing the building in £10million refurbishment ‘went up like a match ‘ and helped fi

Credit When it comes to fire prevention, media in Canada basically take comments by local experts at face value ie. because we have Building Code in place, catastophe similar to Grenfell Tower a.k.a the London Inferno has no chance to take place. TRUE or FALSE? First, let’s take a look at what the media say, London’s fire symptomatic of larger safety issues globally, experts warn “One of the reasons is the technology that is now being used in building materials and building fabrics has outstripped the codes and standards in practice…  CTV News London fire: Cladding blamed for inferno’s rapid spread restricted in Canada All exterior cladding materials for buildings higher than four storeys must be tested for fire resistance and comply with strict standards… Globalnews.ca Lessons of the Grenfell blaze: How can Canada’s thousands of aging towers be kept safe? “This requires a careful review of building codes , of approved materials,” said Graeme Stewart of ERA Architects, a specialist

Is Toronto Fire ready and capable of handling a massive fire like the London Inferno? Secret report reveals fire response problems Toronto firefighters have no access to critical building information, a secret consultant’s report says. Unlike most fire services, Toronto firefighters speeding to a call have no access to critical building information like the location of water, firefighting equipment or hazardous materials, a secret consultant’s report says. Grenfell Tower On Fire The Star , which exposed tardy response time to some blazes last year, obtained the $150,000 report under municipal freedom of information legislation. Key portions are blacked out – 53 of 157 pages and numerous other pages are censored…  What kind of Free of Information is this? Here’s what the Star has learned from uncensored areas of the report. Toronto Fire is taking too long to answer calls, process the information and dispatch firefighters. Details on how slow they are have been blacked out in the report.

By Corruption Victim of City of Toronto UPDATE: In relation to my previous articles, “ Why London Inferno will happen in Toronto ” and  “ Ontario: Fire Code refers to Building Code to determine building safety”, Public Fire Hazards Allowed By City Of Toronto  –  “ Illegal  Extension – Fire Hazards” , Just like the tragic London Inferno, we believe the existing fire hazards are ‘ disaster waiting to happen ’. Appeals to get the City of Toronto to address the anticipated safety risks has so far fell on ‘ deaf ears ‘. It is for this reason, I commented “ Why London Inferno will happen in Toronto “. Before proceeding with Toronto Building Scandal, some controversial comments from couple of “readers” popped up at a social media. And to my astonishment, their argument basically suggests (in the event of a fire outbreak), “Killing A Few Is No Parallel To Mass Murder” and, “Posing Life Risks To A Small Group People Is Okay”  Credit: iHuffPost UK Of course, these are not the exact words of the