Senior fire officers responding to the Grenfell Tower blaze wanted the building to be evacuated well before the decision was finally made, the public inquiry into the disaster which claimed 72 lives has heard.
Dan Egan, a senior fire safety officer with 25 years’ experience, said he believed the tower should have been evacuated when he arrived just before 2am on 14 June 2017. He said station manager Pete Wolfenden and group manager Tom Goodall, senior firefighters overseeing the response, agreed.
