This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. The intensity of the fire "comprised" the safety of firefighters, who were told to "withdraw". Following the report today, Metro Mayor Andy Burnham said the blaze highlighted the dangers cladding on buildings.
By The blaze broke out shortly before 19:00 GMT on Monday at a terraced house in Leigh Road, Westhoughton. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Tony Hunter, Assistant Chief Fire Officer for GMFRS, said: “ We had learned many lessons from the terrible tragedy at Grenfell Tower in the summer of 2017 and applied that learning to our own emergency response procedures. 6 comments. One woman was rescued from a sixth floor window. “The reason we are publishing The Cube Incident Report is to share our experiences and what we learned with our partners and across the emergency services family to help them develop and review their own plans to deal with this type of major incident. Last Updated: This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. The report states: "Firefighters attending the scene were faced with rapidly developing and unpredictable fire spread. Fire officers noted they saw "abnormal fire behaviour with signs of rapid external fire spread". Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. These are external links and will open in a new windowA man is seriously injured after a fire ripped through a house in Bolton.The blaze broke out shortly before 19:00 GMT on Monday at a terraced house in Leigh Road, Westhoughton.The man, aged in his 70s, was taken by air ambulance to Wythenshawe Hospital with serious injuries, North West Ambulance Service confirmed. Chair of the High Rise Task Force, Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett, said: “Since 2018, GMFRS, the High Rise Task Force and industry experts have been warning Government that its focus on Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) was too narrow and that other cladding systems including high-pressure laminate also posed a significant risk in relation to external fire spread.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) has for the first time disclosed the full horror of the "unpredictable" blaze, which was just seconds away from claiming lives — with one person rescued just as her flat was engulfed by the fire. Show caption 1 / 1. “The council was a key partner in managing the response — our staff were on site immediately and helping with the recovery for weeks after the incident. The devastating fire which engulfed The Cube was started by a discarded cigarette, it has been revealed.
A man is seriously injured after a fire ripped through a house in Bolton. The Greater Manchester High Rise Task Force, was set up by Andy Burnham as Mayor of Greater Manchester in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster. Within the first 30 minutes crews rescued two people trapped in their flats by fire, heat and smoke. It is essential that the Government puts in a place a programme of work to remove dangerous cladding from all buildings without any resident having to foot the bill.” Firefighters are tackling a large moorland fire in Lancashire. "Burning debris falling from the sixth foor, collected within the recessed façade of the building at ground level, developing further seats of fire. A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: "Shortly after 6.50pm yesterday evening, police were called to Leigh Road, Westhoughton in Bolton to reports of a fire at a property. News Bolton Cube fire: Cause of devastating blaze revealed . The Bolton News, sport, Wanderers. Our firefighters were also trained to actively monitor and respond to signs of a building that is failing in fire.” “On the night of The Cube fire, GMFRS had already implemented training whereby all firefighters understood the risk of fire taking hold in the external walls of high-rise buildings and knew how to recognise it when it occurred. An incident report, published today, found many lives were saved by the "full and immediate evacuation" of The Cube.