XPost: alt.firefighters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenfell_Tower_fire
and now:
[bbc]
Valencia fire: High-rise building engulfed by flames in Spain
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David Higuera, an engineer, told El Pais the building's cladding may have been the cause of the rapid spread of the fire.
The aluminium plates with an foam insulator making up the outer layer of the building are "very good at insulating against heat and cold, but very combustible," he said.
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