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A full-scale facade fire test rig in a bright laboratory hall: two tall walls clad in grey composite panels meet in a corner, with a square combustion chamber at the foot of the left wall holding a crossed stack of timber sticks.

Fire Case Studies

Grenfell Tower Fire: The Cladding Physics Behind 72 Deaths

The Grenfell Tower fire began as a kitchen fire. See how polyethylene cladding, a stay-put plan that outlived the building and gamed tests killed 72 people.

October 6, 2026 · 19 min read