The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Podcast

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The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Podcast episodes

October 17, 2018 76 Petra Doulova and Jose Vieiro
The inquiry hears how a resident escaped from the 20th floor
Ignoring advice to stay put, Petra Doulova and her husband made their way down the smoke filled stairwell.
Jose Vieiro witnessed his kitchen window cave in and his curtains catching fire before he and his wife escaped from their flat on the 7th floor.
Producers Kate Lamble and Elisabeth Mahy
Researcher Olivia Beazley
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33 min
October 16, 2018 75 Omar Alhaj Ali and Oluwasuen Talabi
The inquiry hears from two of the eight residents of Grenfell Tower who sheltered in flat 113 on the 14th floor. Among them was Omar Alhaj Ali who managed to escape the fire. He got separated from his brother Mohammad who did not survive. In desperation Oluwasuen Talabi made a make-shift rope from bed sheets and attempted to get his family out of the flat. He eventually escaped down the stairs with his daughter strapped to his back.
Producers Kate Lamble and Elisabeth Mahy
Researcher Olivia Beazley
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23 min
October 15, 2018 74 Rosemary Oyewole
Rosemary Oyewole’s neighbours sheltered in her flat on the 14th floor as the fire spread. She tells the inquiry how her partner made a make-shift rope from bedsheets. They eventually escaped down the staircase with their four year old daughter.
The inquiry also heard written statements from seventeen others among the bereaved, survivors and residents. Richard Millett QC read the accounts of some of those who had escaped from other floors, been absent from their flats at the time of the fire, or who lived near Grenfell Tower and witnessed the events unfold.
Producers Kate Lamble and Elisabeth Mahy
Researcher Olivia Beazley
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28 min
October 11, 2018 73 Richard Fletcher and Mariko Toyoshima-Lewis
Richard Fletcher described how he carried his six-year-old daughter from the 16th floor of the tower.
Mariko Toyoshima-Lewis, who uses a wheelchair, waited 45 minutes to be rescued from the 3rd floor of Grenfell Tower. Today she described her experience.
Also, housing expert, Richard Blanco, explains who is responsible for the upkeep, refurbishment and safety of residential tower blocks where there are multiple landlords and tenancies.
Producers Kate Lamble and Elisabeth Mahy
Researcher Olivia Beazley
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19 min
October 10, 2018 72 Sam Daniels and Branislav Lukic
Sam Daniels’ father, Joseph, had dementia and was confused as the fire spread to their 16th floor flat. Today the Grenfell Tower Inquiry heard how Sam had to leave his father in the flat to look for help.
Also, Branislav Lukic described how he escaped his flat on the 11th floor and rescued another Grenfell resident on his way down.
Producers Kate Lamble and Elisabeth Mahy
Researcher Olivia Beazley
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28 min
October 09, 2018 71 Meron Mekonnen, Hiwot Dagnachew and Maher Khoudair
Meron Mekonnen ignored stay put advice and escaped Grenfell tower with her partner and two young daughters. She had been told to get out by her aunt, Hiwot Dagnachew, who fled from the 5th floor. They describe making phone calls to a friend still trapped in the tower.
Maher Khoudair also gave evidence. He told the inquiry how he walked down the stairs from his ninth floor flat on crutches.
Producers Kate Lamble and Elisabeth Mahy
Researcher Olivia Beazley
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25 min
October 08, 2018 70 Nadia Jafari and Munira Mahmud
Munira Mahmud left from her flat with their two young children, her husband and his elderly father. She described the last phone call she had with a close friend stuck on the 23rd floor.
Nadia Jafari told of how she was separated from her 82-year-old father as they tried to escape the fire in a smoke-filled lift.
Producers Kate Lamble and Elisabeth Mahy
Researcher Olivia Beazley
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18 min
October 04, 2018 69 Miguel Alves
One of the first people to escape Grenfell tower, Miguel Alves, ignored fire safety advice to stay put, saying it was like “waiting in a trap”.
Plus, an 18th floor resident tells the inquiry the building was like a ‘ticking time bomb’.
Producers Kate Lamble and Elisabeth Mahy
Researcher Oliver Jones
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19 min
October 03, 2018 68 Antonio Roncolato and Fatima Alves
Antonio Roncolato and Fatima Alves – the first two survivors to give evidence to the inquiry – recount their experience on the night.
Antonio was trapped in the tower until just after 6am and Fatima let the first firefighters into the building.
Producers Kate Lamble and Elisabeth Mahy
Researcher Oliver Jones
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24 min
October 03, 2018 67 The Firefighters
Since June we’ve heard evidence from 82 firefighters. Many carried out rescues, others dealt with 999 calls and some took charge of the incident.
In this edition of the podcast Eddie Mair pieces together some of the issues that have arisen.
Producer Oliver Jones
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14 min

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A new 10-part series about the Grenfell Tower fire and why it happened. Missed opportunities, unheeded warnings and state failure to protect its citizens. What a fire in west London that killed 72…