# Grenfell Tower fire (2017)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/2017-grenfell-tower-fire
Categories: main-event

A fire in a west London tower block killed seventy-two people. Within the broader Postwar & Modern UK period, decolonization, welfare institutions, migration, European integration and withdrawal, devolution and social change reshaped the modern United Kingdom. This event is placed at 14 June 2017 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The disaster exposed severe failures in building safety, regulation and housing governance.

## Why it matters
The disaster exposed severe failures in building safety, regulation and housing governance.

Ruler at the time: [Elizabeth II](https://english-history.com/rulers/elizabeth-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Grenfell Tower fire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Grenfell+Tower+fire&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Grenfell Tower fire](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Grenfell+Tower+fire)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — Postwar collection](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-time-period/postwar/)