Grenfell inquiry chair demands end to ‘stay put’ advice for all high-rises
Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s call for new fire guidelines would mark shift away from advice given in tower disaster
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Hundreds of thousands of people who live in tower blocks should be prepared to evacuate in the event of a fire, according to a key demand made by Sir Martin Moore-Bick, the chair of the Grenfell Tower public inquiry.
In what fire safety experts said would be a significant change to the default advice for most tower blocks that residents should stay put, he told ministers to develop national guidelines for total or partial evacuation of towers and to make it illegal for owners and managers of high-rise buildings not to draw up evacuation plans.