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Hardly into the 2026 New Year and here we go again.\u00a0 Yet another building constructed with limited means of escape, loaded with flammable materials and packed with people.\u00a0 Have we all forgotten Grenfell in June 2017 or is it simply that we are unable to learn?\u00a0 Reports suggest that it could have been a DIY refurb project.\u00a0 It will be interesting to see the speed, breadth and effectiveness of the Swiss response to their fire.\u00a0 Which reminds me – whatever happened about possible Grenfell criminal charges – maybe end 2026?\u00a0 See BBC report here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0END<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hardly into the 2026 New Year and here we go again.\u00a0 Yet another building constructed with limited means of escape, loaded with flammable materials and packed with people.\u00a0 Have we all forgotten…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[312,314,313,254,315,316],"class_list":["post-3191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crans-montana","tag-crans-montana-fire","tag-grenfell","tag-grenfell-inquiry","tag-grenfell-prosecutions","tag-swiss-fire"],"yoast_head":"\nCrans-Montana fire - another Grenfell? - DHWNEWS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/?p=3191\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Crans-Montana fire - another Grenfell? 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