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Will Britain's Grenfell fire tragedy spur change?

Safety tests finds panelings of Britain’s high rise buildings are highly flammable.

06/28/2017

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Will Britain's Grenfell fire tragedy spur change?

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Safety tests finds panelings of Britain’s high rise buildings are highly flammable.

The deadly Grenfell Tower fire is raising questions about the ways the United Kingdom cares for its poorest citizens. Prime Minister Theresa May has promised a national investigation into the tragedy and the flammable material believed to have accelerated the fire, but the disaster has already seriously undermined confidence in May's government. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports.

06/28/2017

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