Housebuilders council was warned of risk before Grenfell fire, inquiry hears

Facade manufacturer told 2016 conference of his fear that Dubai fire could be repeated in UK

The UK’s largest building control organisation was warned 18 months before the Grenfell Tower fire that “any number of buildings” could go up in flames because they were fitted with combustible panels that did not meet building regulations.

But the body did not check whether it had given approval to any such blocks, the public inquiry into the disaster heard on Thursday.

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