BAME deaths Families say report ignored racial bias

Grenfell families have criticised the final inquiry report for failing to fully address the disproportionate impact the tragedy had on diverse and marginalised communities.

- Neha Gohil

The damning report on the fire was published on Wednesday and found decades of failings by central government and corporations. It concluded that all 72 deaths in the 2017 blaze were avoidable.

The chair of the inquiry, Sir Martin Moore-Bick, blamed "false and misleading claims" by firms over the safety of insulation used in the tower's refurbishment, and said concerns raised by the tenants were ignored.

However, for some bereaved families the 1,700-page report did not examine the disproportionate impact the fire had on residents from marginalised backgrounds.

According to submissions to the inquiry, 85% of Grenfell Tower's residents who died in the fire were of black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) origin.