Relatives of fire victims who want to save the site say they feel they are being “ignored” by the government.
According to a group representing the deceased parents, the British government has chosen to demolish Grenfell Tower in London.
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner confirmed the news with a group of victim survivors and relatives on Wednesday, advocacy group Grenfell said in a statement.
The government is expected to make a formal announcement on Friday, London standards report.
The plan to destroy the tower angered families who wanted it to happen until the criminal charges led to a fire or committed a crime in the failed, which was preserved as a monument.
“Angela Rayner couldn’t give her a reason for her decision to destroy the tower,” said Grenfell United, another group representing the parents of the fire victims.
“She refused to confirm how many families and survivors were spoken during the recent short four-week consultation,” the group said. “But judging from the room alone, the majority of them became survivors — no one supported her decision.”
“It is dishonorable and unacceptable to ignore the voices haunted by the future of our loved one’s cemetery.”
Statement following Angela Rayner’s decision to destroy Grenfell Tower
– Grenfell United (@grenfellunited) February 5, 2025
Grenfeldkin admitted that the structurally damaged towers cannot be “supported indefinitely due to safety concerns.”
“We want to discuss the facts about the structural issues that informed this decision,” said close relative Grenfell. “We want a discussion about what will happen at the location of the tower.”
Previously, the government said it would not change the site that it was advised to be “cautiously removed” before the 8th anniversary of the tragedy on June 14th.
A six-year public investigation into fires found that the disaster was attributed to “decades of failure” that would make profits before safety.
The investigation report, released last September, was published by successive British governments, local council leaders, firefighters, and companies involved in the production and installation of flammable cladding and insulation that could spread quickly. I emphasized my failure.
Karim Mussilhi, 38, whose uncle passed away on the top floor of Grenfell Tower, told Al Jazeera that the community “failed in all respects.” [the] “Everyone has failed us by government, businesses, local government, police.”
