Official said ACM panels went ‘whoosh!’ when ignited, Grenfell Inquiry hears

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Email sent by senior official Brian Martin just 18 months before Grenfell fire

The senior government official responsible for fire safety in buildings described combustible ACM panels as going “whoosh!” when ignited, the Grenfell Inquiry has heard.

Brian Martin used the phrase 18 months before the fire at Grenfell Tower in one of a series of bombshell emails shown to the inquiry yesterday.

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