Grenfell Tower petition - please sign!!

[BrouetteChouette]

Hi everyone.

Following the fire at Grenfell Tower, Change.org have launched a petition calling for sprinklers to be fitted in all high-rise buildings.

The petition can be found here.

Please do sign and share!!

Thanks so much :)

Bumping :)

Anyone? :) Would be great if the petition has as much support as possible :)

Done!

Thank you!! :)

Done

Thanks FedUp :)

Done

On it...

Thank you so much Portia and Childish!!

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If you've got a social media profile and wouldn't mind posting a link to the petition, please feel free :)

Or if you wouldn't mind emailing a link to the petition or WhatsApping/texting/telling your friends/family/contacts about it please, that would be fantastic.

Thank you so much! :)

Thanks one!

While I agree with this, didn't Grenfell have sprinklers already installed? They just failed, because the alarm system failed.

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delilah they didnt install sprinklers in Grenfell Tower because it was apparently the responsibility of the fire service rather than the government.

The Independent has written about it here.

Thanks spangles :)

There was no 'building-wide' fire alarm system installed in the Grenfell Tower either, according to the Guardian here.

Signed

Thanks stephanie! :)

Signed

Thank you MsMay :)

A fire expert on the BBC was saying they weren't mandatory in England due to some negatives( no idea what). Think I'd like to know a bit more before I sign. Sorry.

Done! How sad that this is something that needs a petition. I can't stop shaking my head at this!

Fizbo thanks - no worries. I can't find a source for the BBC piece you mention (was it on the website or TV?)

One BBC source I read here said that while fire alarms are likely only to be heard on the floor that the fire starts on, sprinklers should certainly help to contain a fire.

Thank you My. Yes, I totally agree with you. I can't believe it.

I really, really hope we can see some good come out of this, with some serious improvements made to buildings across the UK.

Come on Mumsnet, we can do this!!