Fifteen years ago today (3rd July 2009), the tragic fire at Lakanal House claimed the lives of six people. The emergency response involved over 100 firefighters, 18 pumping appliances, 9 fire rescue units, and various specialist fire appliances. Since that fateful day, significant changes in legislation have been made to prevent similar disasters. Unfortunately, many of these changes were prompted by the Grenfell tragedy, underscoring a disappointing delay in legislative action following...
