By James Simons And Charlie Carmichael-
A big fire that broke out in a 20-storey tower block in Lewisham, south-east London, and another in Glasgow, exactly one year to the day after 72 people were killed at the Grenfell Tower tragedy may be poignant. Five people were rescued from the Glasgow fire which was milder than the Lewisham fire.
This may be a sign of sorts, perhaps the souls of the victims crying for justice from beyond? Just a wild thought, though the fires of Thursday morning never escalated into a tragedy which would have been a disaster , and fateful undermining of the many lives lost in Greenfell about which justice is still being fought.
Roughly 180 people fled their homes for their lives, after the panic on Thursday morning. Almost 60 firefighters along with eight fire engines are tackling the blaze at Elmira Street on Thursday morning. The coincidence in timing is extra ordinary, except no deaths have been reported in any of these fires, thank goodness for that. Fires in tower blocks are not that rare in the Uk, but they are also not so common to making it no big deal when it occurs. It must have been a terrifying ordeal for all those who had to escape the fire, but the story ends well because of the safety mechanisms that kept the emergency in check and diffused.
The incident of two fires on a day victims of the deadly Greenfell fire are being commemorated, is a strong reminder for all councils to be accountable for the state and condition their tower buildings are in. about Images and Tweets from the scene showed flames rising from windows and balconies of the block, as fumes rise high into the sky. Residents from the blaze in Glasgow said there were no alarm system working, confirming our worst fears that many councils are still not learning a lesson despite this horrible event. A safety feature not available at the time of the Greenfire was used to bring the fire under control.
Many thought they were about to experience another Greenfell, whilst the Greenfell inquiry was still going on. The cause of the fire is unknown, but the way it was contained should have been similar to the Greenfell fire.