Grenfell cladding firm: 'fire could have been put out with simple extinguisher'

Arconic tells public inquiry that other materials were responsible for spread of the fire The manufacturer of the combustible panels wrapped around Grenfell Tower has claimed other materials were responsible for spreading the fire that claimed 72 lives and said it could have been put out with a handheld fire extinguisher. Arconic, which made the Reynobond aluminium composite panels which were filled with plastic that burned with an intensity that has been compared to petrol, made a combative clo...