Exclusive: London Fire Brigade overwhelmed by media during Grenfell disaster

There were not enough senior officers to deal with the media and undertake other "non-firefighting tasks" during the fire in which 72 people died, according to a fire chief who gave evidence to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

by Jonathan Owen
Dany Cotton, Commissioner, London Fire Brigade, giving evidence to the Grenfell Inquiry (Pic credit: BBC)
Dany Cotton, Commissioner, London Fire Brigade, giving evidence to the Grenfell Inquiry (Pic credit: BBC)

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