The London tower that became an inferno was encased in a type of cladding that is banned in the United States for being unsafe.
British Prime Minister Theresa May has ordered a public inquiry into Wednesday's Grenfell Tower blaze after more than 50 people are thought to have died. Fire officers are picking their way through the still‑smouldering building, and the full death toll may not be known for weeks. The 24‑storey building was home to about 600 residents.
Scotland Yard told the London Times it had launched a criminal investigation amid calls from MPs for corporate manslaughter charges to be brought.
The investigation and inquiry will focus on materials used in a multimillion‑dollar refurbishment of the building completed last summer, amid warnings from locals that the building had become a fire trap.
