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Kingspan threatened cladding firm with legal action if it revealed results of failed fire test
Grenfell Inquiry hears the 2008 test had failed within 15 minutes with ‘flames coming off the top of the test rig’
Kingspan threatened a cladding firm with legal action if it revealed the results of a failed fire test, the Grenfell Inquiry has heard.
John Lewis, a fire engineer at building control firm the National House Building Council (NHBC), told Monday’s hearing that the threat was made after a test of a cladding system containing Kingspan’s K15 insulation failed within 15 minutes.
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