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June 16, 2017

Desire to make London's Grenfell Tower 'prettier' likely escalated blaze

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The newly added aluminum cladding used to cover London's Grenfell Tower is being blamed for the fire's rapid spread. Planning documents reveal the material was used in order to make the flats look better from the luxury apartments nearby. Produced by: Sarah Birnbaum. Image credit: Stefan Wermuth / Reuters.

Aired June 15, 2017

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Nikki M
How people were even allowed to live in this building was terrible!
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Monica S
Very sad !!
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