Grenfell landlord didn’t take ‘risk of another fire seriously’, inquiry told

Landlord took five years to replace ventilation system after 2010 fire spread smoke across 11 storeys

The landlord of Grenfell Tower took five years to replace a smoke ventilation system that the London fire brigade said had suffered catastrophic failure" in a fire in 2010 that spread smoke across 11 storeys and injured three people, the inquiry into the disaster has heard.

The Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO) was told by the LFB that the system needed a full test after it failed causing injuries to residents, including Sayeda Ahmed who lived in flat 156. She received an admission of liability from the council landlord after she inhaled heavy smoke that had spread from the fire on the sixth-floor landing, the inquiry heard.