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This week the Inquiry heard that cladding similar to that installed on Grenfell Tower underwent a 鈥渃atastrophic鈥� fire test 16 years earlier. Sarah Colwell, Director of Fire Suppression Testing and Certification for the Building Research Establishment (BRE), described the speed of flame spread as 鈥渟hocking鈥�. We also heard that the BRE failed to alert the industry about widespread and potentially dangerous misinterpretations of building regulation guidance.

Presenter: Kate Lamble
Producers: Nathan Gower and Sharon Hemans
Researchers: Ben Henderson and Marcia Veiga
Studio Mix: Gareth Jones
Editor: Hugh Levinson