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Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Grenfell survivor still haunted after 'stepping on bodies on the way down'
Luana was just 12 when the fire broke out, now aged 20 she remembers her family's lucky escape in a new documentary and admits she feels guilty for the 72 who didn't make it Grenfell survivor Luana Gomes, whose brother Logan was the youngest victim of the 2017 fire after being stillborn, was a 'very bubbly' 12-year-old when the disaster struck. Now 20, she says she is still haunted by what happened and the lives that were lost. Speaking tearfully in the upcoming Netflix film Grenfell: Uncovered she admits: 'You feel guilty in a way. I feel guilty that I'm here living, doing my life, and they're not.' Luana had grown up in the council tower block, in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and never felt it needed a makeover in the form of aluminium cladding, which turned out to contain a lethal polyethylene - or plastic - core. 'I always think to myself, why did this have to happen? I felt safe in that concrete tower. I would think that they would put safety ahead of prettiness.' Recalling how she escaped from the 21st floor along with her father Marcio, pregnant mother Andreia and 10-year-old sister Megan, she said: "I just remember stepping on so many bodies to a point where I couldn't hear my dad any more behind me.' Having fallen unconscious on the way down Luana was rescued and taken to hospital where she was placed in an induced coma along with her mother and sister, suffering from cyanide fume poisoning. Andreia was seven months pregnant with unborn Logan, who was stillborn as a result of the fire. In the documentary, which launches on Friday, new evidence is unearthed which suggests the president of the US company that made the cladding knew it was dangerous two years before the fire that claimed 72 lives. Arconic executive Diana Perreiah was warned by French colleagues - who sold the product to the UK - that the type of flammable cladding chosen for cost-cutting reasons on Grenfell was not suitable over 12 metres and caused excess smoke and 'flaming droplets'. In 2015 Perreiah had asked for details of cladding types and their burn times during negotiations for the Grenfell contract but failed to stop the deal, despite the clear warning. This new information comes after the public inquiry found that Arconic had "deliberately and dishonestly" concealed 2005 test data that showed its cladding burnt in "an extremely dangerous way" and had issued safety statements which "it knew to be false'. Arconic's statement issued to the Netflix film-makers, Rogan Productions, is that the product was 'safe to use as a building material and permissible to sell in the UK'. It also insisted that Arconic's French subsidiary AAP 'did not conceal information from or mislead any certification body, customers or the public'. Grenfell Tower was 67 metres tall. Its 129 homes were covered in PE cladding towards the end of 2015 with the panels later found to be the main cause for the rapid spread of the fire that killed 72 people, including 18 children, on June 14, 2017. The documentary highlights that using the fire retardant version of the panels would have cost around £2 per square metre more, which works out at around £40 per flat, or £5,000. Grenfell survivor Eddie Daffarn, told The Sunday Times: "It is bad enough to know that they knew about the danger this product posed to tall buildings, but to learn that they specifically knew it was sold for use on Grenfell Tower and did nothing to stop it just proves what a callous and uncaring company they are, and how they simply put profit above human lives."
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Grenfell: Uncovered OTT Release Date - When and where to watch documentary revisiting 2017 horror
Grenfell: Uncovered OTT Release Date - Netflix is set to release this powerful new documentary on June 20, 2025. This feature-length film explores the tragic events of the Grenfell Tower fire that occurred in London in 2017, aiming to shed light on the circumstances that led to one of the UK's most devastating residential fires. What is Grenfell: Uncovered all about? Produced by Rogan Productions, the documentary offers a comprehensive look at the disaster, featuring interviews with survivors, bereaved families, firefighters, and experts. It examines the decisions and systemic failures that contributed to the fire, highlighting issues such as the use of combustible cladding and inadequate safety measures. Grenfell: Uncovered also includes perspectives from public figures like former Prime Minister Theresa May, who faced criticism for her response to the tragedy. The Grenfell Tower fire occurred on June 14, 2017, in North Kensington, West London. An electrical fault in a refrigerator on the fourth floor ignited the blaze, which rapidly spread due to the building's flammable exterior cladding. The fire resulted in 72 deaths and over 70 injuries, marking it as the deadliest structural fire in the UK since World War II. The incident prompted widespread scrutiny of building regulations and fire safety standards across the country. Grenfell: Uncovered aims to provide a platform for survivors, bereaved families and firefighters to share their stories and seek justice. What more real-life tale can you watch on Netflix? While you wait for Grenfell: Uncovered, Netflix offers a wide variety of documentaries, including true crime, nature, sports, culture, and more. Some popular documentary series include Tiger King, Making a Murderer, The Last Dance, and American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden. They also have documentaries on nature, such as My Octopus Teacher and Our Planet.
South Wales Guardian
24-05-2025
- South Wales Guardian
Grenfell survivors and bereaved call for justice in Netflix documentary trailer
Grenfell: Uncovered, which launches on June 20, will aim to share the voices of those impacted by the fire as it examines the chain of events which led to the incident that left 72 people dead in 2017, when the blaze spread via combustible cladding on the west London tower block's exterior. In a trailer for the documentary, one woman can be heard saying: 'We just want justice, why did this have to happen? Why?' A man adds: 'We raised concerns with the council. We were labelled scroungers, we didn't deserve anything, so just shut up.' Elsewhere a voiceover can be heard describing the disaster as a 'huge corporate scandal', while former Conservative prime minister Theresa May remarks that 'sadly companies were able to find a way around the regulations'. Clips of the tower block ablaze are shown in the trailer while one survivor explains she was told to stay inside while the fire was taking hold despite the fact it 'was getting closer', before saying she later 'dashed for the stairwell'. Directed by Olaide Sadiq, who worked as a producer on Netflix's The Final: Attack On Wembley documentary, and produced by Rogan Productions, the documentary will also feature contributions from firefighters, politicians and industry experts. Earlier this month, the Government announced the building's demolition could begin in September, with the decision to remove the tower met with criticism from some of the bereaved and survivors, who felt their views had not been considered. The Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission has been consulting on plans for a permanent memorial in the area of the tower, with recommendations including a 'sacred space' designed to be a 'peaceful place for remembering and reflecting'. In February, it was revealed seven firms, including cladding and insulation companies, criticised in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry final report could be banned from trading, as the Government pledged to bring change in the wake of the fatal fire.
Leader Live
24-05-2025
- Leader Live
Grenfell survivors and bereaved call for justice in Netflix documentary trailer
Grenfell: Uncovered, which launches on June 20, will aim to share the voices of those impacted by the fire as it examines the chain of events which led to the incident that left 72 people dead in 2017, when the blaze spread via combustible cladding on the west London tower block's exterior. In a trailer for the documentary, one woman can be heard saying: 'We just want justice, why did this have to happen? Why?' A man adds: 'We raised concerns with the council. We were labelled scroungers, we didn't deserve anything, so just shut up.' Elsewhere a voiceover can be heard describing the disaster as a 'huge corporate scandal', while former Conservative prime minister Theresa May remarks that 'sadly companies were able to find a way around the regulations'. Clips of the tower block ablaze are shown in the trailer while one survivor explains she was told to stay inside while the fire was taking hold despite the fact it 'was getting closer', before saying she later 'dashed for the stairwell'. Directed by Olaide Sadiq, who worked as a producer on Netflix's The Final: Attack On Wembley documentary, and produced by Rogan Productions, the documentary will also feature contributions from firefighters, politicians and industry experts. Earlier this month, the Government announced the building's demolition could begin in September, with the decision to remove the tower met with criticism from some of the bereaved and survivors, who felt their views had not been considered. The Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission has been consulting on plans for a permanent memorial in the area of the tower, with recommendations including a 'sacred space' designed to be a 'peaceful place for remembering and reflecting'. In February, it was revealed seven firms, including cladding and insulation companies, criticised in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry final report could be banned from trading, as the Government pledged to bring change in the wake of the fatal fire.
BreakingNews.ie
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Grenfell survivors and bereaved call for justice in Netflix documentary trailer
Grenfell Tower survivors and the bereaved can be heard calling for justice while one person claims victims were treated like 'scroungers' who 'didn't deserve anything' in a trailer for a new Netflix documentary about the disaster. Grenfell: Uncovered, which launches on June 20th, will aim to share the voices of those impacted by the fire as it examines the chain of events which led to the incident that left 72 people dead in 2017, when the blaze spread via combustible cladding on the west London tower block's exterior. Advertisement In a trailer for the documentary, one woman can be heard saying: 'We just want justice, why did this have to happen? Why?' A man adds: 'We raised concerns with the council. We were labelled scroungers, we didn't deserve anything, so just shut up.' Elsewhere a voiceover can be heard describing the disaster as a 'huge corporate scandal', while former Conservative prime minister Theresa May remarks that 'sadly companies were able to find a way around the regulations'. Clips of the tower block ablaze are shown in the trailer while one survivor explains she was told to stay inside while the fire was taking hold despite the fact it 'was getting closer', before saying she later 'dashed for the stairwell'. Advertisement Directed by Olaide Sadiq, who worked as a producer on Netflix's The Final: Attack On Wembley documentary, and produced by Rogan Productions, the documentary will also feature contributions from firefighters, politicians and industry experts. The documentary Grenfell: Uncovered streams on Netflix on June 20th. Photo: Netflix/PA. Earlier this month, the Government announced the building's demolition could begin in September, with the decision to remove the tower met with criticism from some of the bereaved and survivors, who felt their views had not been considered. The Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission has been consulting on plans for a permanent memorial in the area of the tower, with recommendations including a 'sacred space' designed to be a 'peaceful place for remembering and reflecting'. In February, it was revealed that seven firms, including cladding and insulation companies, criticised in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry final report, could be banned from trading, as the UK government pledged to bring change in the wake of the fatal fire. Advertisement
