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‘Inappropriate’ fire ratings for cladding not questioned by senior official before Grenfell tragedy, inquiry hears

By 2022-03-18T11:13:00

Brian Martin 1

’Class 0’ rating was used for external walls until 2018 despite being based on how fire behaves indoors

The government official responsible for fire safety in buildings had not questioned flawed fire ratings for cladding before the Grenfell Tower disaster, the inquiry into the 2017 blaze was told yesterday.

Brian Martin said he did not think he had “considered” that the Class 0 rating, which is based on how fire behaves indoors, might have been an “inappropriate” way to judge the fire safety of external walls.

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