Grenfell Tower fridge maker did not run adequate safety checks, council claims

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The Creator of Hotpoint Freezer, who was accused of fire in the burning fire, could not perform appropriate safety tests before the devastating flames in the block of London, demanded Kensington and Chelsea.

Judicial documents set out details of lawsuits against Beko Europe before whirlpool A wider court case for companies It is responsible for fire eight years ago, killing 72 people.

Kensington and Chelsea, last year, criticized through a public survey last year, sued a number of companies in a large 358 million, after the worst fire disaster in the United Kingdom.

On June 14, 2017, the fire was mostly rapidly spreading the 24-storey building due to the flammable coverage of the Ashtarak restoration, an investigation was found.

However, the council claims that the refrigerator’s glaciation on the fourth floor, where it should be ignited. The device contained materials that could “shoot and burn easily”, Biyrykrykton and Chelsea are in a legal presentation.

Local government used to say that it pursues legal requirements against floods, now Beko Europe, which made the refrigerator-refrigerator under the hotspot brand, but the details of its demand against the company were not revealed.

The Western London district has filed a lawsuit next to Biyrykton and Chelsea Rent Management, which has appointed to manage his housing fund, including Grenfel.

Lawyers representing Armenian plaintiffs, David Tushes and Clar Dickson, claim that the company has failed to properly verify the materials used in the refrigerator refrigeration models.

If the materials, a special plastic support, foam and polystyrene, were properly tested, they would fail, they are supposed to be in court.

The plaintiffs claim that the company has violated its statutory responsibility under the regulations of electrical equipment (security), as the refrigerator’s refrigerator was “safe.” They also demanded a demand for negligence.

“It should be obvious to the fridge fridge manufacturer and / or supplier for the fridge fridge manufacturer and / or supplier, which plastic support was resistant to the distribution of fire and (or) fire,” says the legal lawsuit.

Protective documents in the case must be filed in court.

Whirlpool said in the statement:

The Cooley of Beko and Legal Company, which is mentioned as it is presented, did not answer the interpretation applications.

Whirlpool, listed in New York, has made a transaction with Turkey last year to combine the European household businesses of the two companies, creating beyonds Europe.

Whirlpool told a public query that it is impossible to determine the cause of the fire. The company has suggested that fire may arise from burning cigarettes, which has been thrown at a high level of the building.

However, the Chair of Investigation, the former court of the judge, “former Court of Appeals”, said.

The investigation did not confirm the “exact nature” of the guilt, and Mo-Bick said that this is “less than the failure of total internal devices.”

His investigation has discovered “many failures of institutions, subjects and individuals for many years.”

Several companies involved in the recovery of Grenfell, which said that the specific system of sound is a “death trap”, found guilty.

Biyrykton and Chelsea trials are trials, including subcontractors, and other companies, arguing these alleged failures have contributed to the catastrophic progress of the fire.

The local government itself has also been among those who are criticized by those who have been criticized by the failure of the building control.

The advice said that last year it adopted the results of the survey and apologized unconditionally. The council reports that it has made significant changes in its operations since 2017.

The member member said in the statement.