Buildings Across U.S. Are Wrapped in Same Panels That Fueled Deadly London Fire
Source: The Wall Street Journal.
Buildings Across U.S. Are Wrapped in Same Panels That Fueled Deadly London Fire
Experts say polyethylene-core panels, under investigation in the Grenfell Tower fire, endanger people in apartments, offices and hotels
By Scott Calvert in Baltimore, Bob Tita in Chicago, Rachel Pannett in Sydney and Nikhil Lohade in Dubai
Oct. 24, 2017 11:14 a.m. ET
A high school in Alaska, a National Football League stadium, a Baltimore high-rise hotel and a Dallas airport terminal are among thousands of structures world-wide covered in combustible-core panels similar to those that burned in Junes deadly London fire, The Wall Street Journal found.
Safety improvements to building interiors over the past 40 years have helped cut the number of structure fires and related deaths in the U.S. by roughly half, a remarkable victory over one of civilizations oldest threats.
Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/built-to-burn-thousands-of-buildings-world-wide-are-wrapped-in-combustible-panels-1508858048
"Combustible Panels Pose a Global Danger"
That's the print title of article in this morning's The Wall Street Journal. It's on the front page, below the fold. It's subscription. I'll do what I can.
Full disclosure: I own shares of Alcoa.
Retweeted by Scott Calvert: https://twitter.com/scottmcalvert
Combustible-core panels that cover high-rise buildings pose a hidden danger to people living and working inside
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At manufacturer's request, the U.S.'s fire safety code was weakened 5 years ago for more use of combustible panels.
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Buildings Across U.S. Are Wrapped in Same Panels That Fueled Deadly London Fire
Experts say polyethylene-core panels, under investigation in the Grenfell Tower fire, endanger people in apartments, offices and hotels
By Scott Calvert in Baltimore, Bob Tita in Chicago, Rachel Pannett in Sydney and Nikhil Lohade in Dubai
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Oct. 24, 2017 11:14 a.m. ET
A high school in Alaska, a National Football League stadium, a Baltimore high-rise hotel and a Dallas airport terminal are among thousands of structures world-wide covered in combustible-core panels similar to those that burned in Junes deadly London fire, The Wall Street Journal found.
Safety improvements to building interiors over the past 40 years have helped cut the number of structure fires and related deaths in the U.S. by roughly half, a remarkable victory over one of civilizations oldest threats.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)but in the aftermath of these huge wildfires, it looks like 'kindling' is an essential material.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Sure, you can talk about fibers in the air, etc, but these materials are sealed inside walls. The health benefits of reduced pollution for heating/cooling surely outweigh the tiny amount of leakage that might occur. And fire is very unhealthy indeed.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,581 posts)Company that made the type of material that burned in London says it also wraps the Marriott Waterfront
By Scott Calvert and Bob Tita
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Updated July 11, 2017 1:40 p.m. ET
The company that made the combustible panels used on the London housing tower where a fast-moving fire killed at least 80 people says the same type wraps one of Baltimores most prominent hotels: the 32-story Marriott Waterfront overlooking the citys Inner Harbor.
But Baltimore officials say they arent sure what is on the hotel because they never asked the architects for details about the hotels exterior panels. Two of the...
hunter
(38,325 posts)Then a few weeks or months later it's reported, somewhere in the back pages, "no, we're not..."
U.S. American exceptionalism.
I'm guessing every place that used these flammable panels has had a chance to speak with their lawyers and suddenly they know nothing.