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199 Expert Witnesses: Week 2

鈥淔oolish, irresponsible and a missed opportunity鈥�

This week, as we passed the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, two expert witnesses levelled a series of fierce criticisms at the building safety regime. Jos茅 Torero, head of the civil engineering department at a London university, described the competence levels among fire safety professionals as 鈥渆xtremely poor鈥� and called for the Stay Put strategy to be abandoned. And Luke Bisby, professor of fire and structures at Edinburgh University, told the Inquiry, that he was 鈥渋ncredulous鈥� at the misuse of fire tests by a cladding firm, and said there was a 鈥渟ignificant problem鈥� with the level of competence of fire safety professionals.
Presenter: Kate Lamble
Producers: Sharon Hemans and Kristiina Cooper
Researcher: Marcia Veiga
Sound Engineer: Gareth Jones
Editor: Hugh Levinson

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