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55 Station Manager Wolfenden, Watch Managers Furnell and Leaver, Firefighters Bell and Juggins

55 Station Manager Wolfenden, Watch Managers Furnell and Leaver, Firefighters Bell and Juggins

A miscommunication means firefighters don’t act on 999 information for an hour

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Podcast · BBC Radio

September 11, 201836m 6s

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Show Notes

Station Manager Peter Wolfenden tells the inquiry a miscommunication between senior officers meant information from 999 calls about residents in the tower wasn’t acted on for an hour.

Plus, Watch Manager Matthew Leaver tells the inquiry soon after he arrived he realised firefighters didn’t have the tools to put out the fire that night.

Producers Kate Lamble and Elisabeth Mahy Researcher Oliver Jones

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