General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Apartment building |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete structure |
| Structure: |
Frame |
Location
| Location: |
Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Address: | 204 Grenfell Walk |
| Coordinates: | 51° 30' 50.39" N 0° 12' 56.71" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 67.3 m | |
| number of floors (above ground) | 24 | |
| number of apartments | 120 |
Materials
| building structure |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 14 June 2017, 01:00 | The first two fire engines ("pumps") arrive on scene, while another two are dispatched. A bridgehead is set up in the second floor of the building to combat the fire. Hoses are connected to thre dry riser. |
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| 14 June 2017, 01:07 | The first firefighters enter Flat 16. |
| 14 June 2017, 01:08 | The fire in Flat 16 begins to penetrate the window frame. |
| 14 June 2017, 01:13 | The incident commander calls for reinforcement after observing the fire spreading around the affected window frame of Flat 16. |
| 14 June 2017, 01:15 | As a column of flames quickly advances up the façade of the building, smoke reaches Flat 26, directly above Flat 16. Residents flee apartments on the fifth and sixth floors. |
| 14 June 2017, 01:18 | 293 residents have already escaped the building. |
| 14 June 2017, 01:30 | The fire reaches the roof and burns out of control. External jets are unable to reach the fire burning below a waterproof rainscreen. |
| 14 June 2017, 01:30 | Another 110 residents have fled the building. |
| 14 June 2017, 01:33 | Residents trapped in their flats by fire and smoke begin calling the fire brigade. Evacuation begins using breathing aparatus but is hampered by smoke filling the stairwells. Radio communication is hampered. |
| 14 June 2017, 02:04 | A major incident is declared. At this time 25 fire engines are already on-scene, which is increased to 40. During the entire operation up to 250 fire fighters are working on controlling the fire, of which more than 100 are inside the building. |
| 14 June 2017, 04:44 | The fire has reached all sides of the building. |
| 14 June 2017, 08:07 | The last residents are rescued alive. 72 residents died during or from causes related to the fire. |
| 16 June 2017 | The fire is declared fully extinguished in the evening. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2019): Reconstruction of Grenfell Tower fire. Part 1: Lessons from observations and determination of work hypotheses. In: Fire and Materials, v. 44, n. 1 (2 December 2019), pp. 3-14.
- (2019): Reconstruction of Grenfell Tower fire. Part 2: a numerical investigation of the fire propagation and behaviour from the initial apartment to the façade. In: Fire and Materials, v. 44, n. 1 (2 December 2019), pp. 15-34.
- (2019): Reconstruction of Grenfell Tower fire. Part 3—Numerical simulation of the Grenfell Tower disaster: Contribution to the understanding of the fire propagation and behaviour during the vertical fire spread. In: Fire and Materials, v. 44, n. 1 (2 December 2019), pp. 35-57.
- (2020): Reconstruction of the Grenfell Tower fire – Part 4: Contribution to the understanding of fire propagation and behaviour during horizontal fire spread. In: Fire and Materials, v. 44, n. 8 (11 September 2020), pp. 1072-1098.
- (2022): Reconstruction of the Grenfell Tower fire—Part 5: Contribution to the understanding of the tenability conditions inside the apartments following the façade fire. In: Fire and Materials, v. 46, n. 8 (January 2022), pp. 1083-1110.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20083018 - Published on:
03/06/2022 - Last updated on:
04/06/2022
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