08-10-2018, 09:43 AM
"It wasn’t the lack of fire retardant materials which caused that fire to spread, it was the use of highly flammable sheathing on the structure. Solid asbestos dry wall wouldn’t have helped the victims."
I agree. Any post mortem of the Grenfell fire points to the flammable cladding on the outside of the building. But I disagree with the last sentence. It only makes sense to me that a fire retardant like asbestos would not have burned as extensively and possibly saved lives.
The problem with asbestos is it causes lung disease. So I would think that means handling asbestos isn't so much of a issue as breathing it.
I agree. Any post mortem of the Grenfell fire points to the flammable cladding on the outside of the building. But I disagree with the last sentence. It only makes sense to me that a fire retardant like asbestos would not have burned as extensively and possibly saved lives.
The problem with asbestos is it causes lung disease. So I would think that means handling asbestos isn't so much of a issue as breathing it.