On 14 June 2017, a fire broke out in Grenfell Tower – a high-rise block in West London – killing 72 occupants. Images of the fire played on a loop for weeks on British television, shocking the public.
What began as a small kitchen fire erupted into a 24-story inferno due to flammable cladding and safety failings. The Grenfell Tower disaster exposed deep inequalities and systemic negligence.