Milan mayor comparison A fire engulfed a 20-story residential building On Sunday, the Glenfell Tower fire in London killed 72 people four years ago.
The fire started from the upper floors of the tower in the southern suburbs of the capital of Lombardy. Due to what experts call the “chimney effect”, the building turned into a torch and spread to the rest of the building.
According to the authorities, about 20 residents inhaled light smoke. Dozens of ambulances and fire trucks were at the scene. The building houses approximately 70 families and they are being contacted to ensure that no one is missing. When the fire broke out, all the residents living in the apartment—about 30 people—were evacuated safely.
According to a report by Corriere della Sera, officials said that the flames had spread through the outer wall of the outer wall, which should be fireproof.
Milan Mayor Pepe Sala wrote on Facebook: “It was clear from the beginning that the shell of this building caught fire too quickly, reminiscent of Glenfelta Fire In London a few years ago.
“This tower was built more than 10 years ago. Such a modern building turned out to be completely fragile, which is unacceptable.”
Angelo Lucchini, a professor of technical architecture at the Politecnico di Milano, told Corriere della Sera: “The facade of the building is made of combustible materials. Unfortunately, there is no law prohibiting it.”
A resident told La Repubblica: “We invested everything in that apartment. Everything we had was gone. We have nothing.”
Milan prosecutors have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the fire. Carlo Sbilia, an official at the Rome Ministry of the Interior, stated that “the rapid spread of flames is due to the thermal coverage of the building”.
The authorities are now worried that the building is in danger of collapsing because the high temperature may melt the steel pillars.
The death toll in the Glenfelta fire is Blame it on the exterior wall panels made of flammable materialsSince then, apartment owners in similar buildings across the UK have been forced to remove such panels at an estimated cost of billions of pounds, forcing many residents into economic hardship.
This 60-meter-high building in Milan is designed to look like the keel of a ship. There was an aluminum sail on its roof, which burned after the fire, and fragments were scattered on the street.
