Grenfell: Uncovered

A very well made documentary, excellent interviews.

The background and the technical aspects which were purposely kept from firefighters and safety advisory ignored is truly appalling.

The residents had been trying to improve the place they lived, and the place they ahd been paying for. The way they were ignored at multiple levels is disheartening but these folks fought back. They are still fighting.

This situation can happen again, causing further death and danger. These flammable materials should not be on any building, yet are apparently on many buildings in the UK and in other countries so this type of tragedy will occur again.

It feels like Piper Alpha, with Occidental never being charged--please charge the company and officials and decisionmakers that concealed the danger.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (10/10)

I wasn't in the UK when the Grenfell Tower tragedy happened, and I hadn't followed the news much at the time, but watching this documentary has been absolutely heart-wrenching.

It's a powerful, raw, and respectful account of the people affected, the lives lost, the survivors' trauma, and the sheer scale of injustice. The way it's structured gives space for voices that need to be heard, and it doesn't let you look away from the deep failures that led to such unimaginable loss.

The documentary doesn't sensationalise, it humanises. You feel the grief, the anger, the disbelief. It's devastating, but important. I cried. I got angry. And I was left thinking about how preventable it all was.

10 stars. Everyone should watch this.

As an American...especially in these unimaginable trump presidency days... this documentary is the flashing neon sign reminding me (and hopefully many others) that the desire to be less regulated by government is like crossing your fingers.

When are more people going to understand that the people driving the "less regulation" train is big business?

Why does it take tragedy after tragedy in places all around the world to remind people that big businesses and government will almost always choose profit & lower cost OVER people's lives?

An oil spill, this fire, a train derailed-and everyone seems to remember why regulations are needed. But the loopholes for govt & big businesses are found & within a few days - some people resort back to screaming for "less regulation".

This documentary is a reminder that when money drives your travel, shelter, food, health, etc - regulations & enforcement of them, shouldn't only become important when a disaster like this touches your life.

I watched Grenfell: Uncovered because I remember the tragedy vividly when it happened. Being originally from London, I was deeply shocked seeing it unfold on the news - knowing how many lives were affected made it all the more real.

What stood out immediately was the shocking blame placed on an individual for supposedly starting the fire due to a faulty fridge. Even worse, I was disgusted by how people online targeted him because he was Muslim. What's race got to do with it? That kind of response shows how quick some are to scapegoat, instead of focusing on the real causes.

The documentary was an eye-opener. It revealed how the company responsible for the cladding tested their materials and knew they were unsafe, yet those materials were still used. It's horrifying to think that corners were cut - possibly just to make the building look better - at the cost of lives.

Despite all this, the bravery of the firefighters left me in awe. To go into a burning high-rise knowing the risk, trying to save as many people as possible... I can't imagine what they went through that night.

It was emotional hearing the voices of survivors from such a diverse community. You could feel the trauma in their stories, and the documentary didn't shy away from the rawness of it. I didn't know much about the public inquiries before watching this, but I came away angry - especially at how the council prioritised appearance over safety, and how poor training or decision-making from various authorities might've played a part.

There's clearly a lot of finger-pointing going on, but what's painfully obvious is that this disaster was avoidable. Cheap materials, ignored warnings, and a government slow to respond - it's a tragedy that still hasn't seen proper justice.

This documentary is important. It informs, it moves you, and most of all, it reminds us that this should never have happened - and can't be allowed to happen again.

High quality and detailed. Pretty much what I needed to understand about the disaster.

They go over how the cladding was plastic and therefore an extreme fire hazard that killed the people caught in the tower fire.

Greedy building managers and constructers bought plastic cladding to save money by not buying metal.

The Labour government was trying to remove laws and regulations meaning creating new laws demanding fireproof material for buildings was not possible during that period.

The interviewed survivors are not as detailed. They claim someone told them to stay inside and wait for rescue which killed many. This is said time and time again. Yet not a single person says who told them to remain inside. It was just claimed. By 999 the British 911? Firemen? Cops at the scene? And if some didn't get told this why didn't they run down? The documentary tells us firemen were indeed not trained for such situations where the cladding would be on fire and spread toxic fumes inside the whole building and burn it all down.

It was extremely clear pretty much right away you needed to leave the building. Even laymen outside could see this and shouted this. So who told them to remain inside and why? And were those people imprisoned? If no one said it why are the survivors lying?