Four years later, the resultant blaze devastated the building and claimed the lives of 72 people
Senior fire consultant Tony Pearson ‘rushed’ review of Grenfell refurb through in 33 minutes
Tony Pearson, who worked for fire consultancy firm Exova, conceded that his analysis of the housing complex was ‘possibly rushed’ in 2013 – less than four years before the blaze devastated the building and claimed the lives of 72 people. ‘There’s a certain amount of urgency there. I must have appreciated that urgency at the time. But I’ve got no specific recollection of my emotions at the time.’
He told the inquiry that other information ‘probably should have been available’, including the minutes of design team meetings with the Royal Borough of Kensington andBut Dr Pearson, who has a degree in mechanical engineering and a PhD in fire behaviour, added: ‘At the time there was nothing I felt I needed that I didn’t have.’Ms Grange also asked: ‘We know that a number of those design team meetings included references to overcladding.
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