From Clyde Reynolds, Carrickmacross, Ireland
The , in response to the Great Fire of 1666, banned flammable materials (mainly wood at the time) on outer walls. This was developed in the Building Act of 1774, which included regulations on wall materials and thicknesses, window reveals, roof parapets, walls and other measures to limit the spread of fire. How is it that 300 years later we can see fire jumping from flat to flat on the recently refurbished Grenfell Tower in London?
