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xinhua news agency, london, september 4 (reporter zhang boning) according to the final investigation report released by the grenfell tower fire investigation team in london, the uk on the 4th, the british government, companies, regulatory agencies, etc. bear joint responsibility for this major fire.

a fire broke out in the grenfell tower in kensington, london, the capital of the united kingdom, on june 14, 2017. due to the use of flammable materials on the exterior walls of the building, the fire quickly spread and engulfed the 24-story residential building, eventually killing 72 people. this was the most serious fire in the uk since world war ii.

the 1,700-page final report released on the 4th said the government was fully aware in 2016 that this type of exterior wall material would cause safety hazards to buildings, especially high-rise buildings, but did not take the initiative to act. when faced with fire safety issues and concerns about the risks of building materials, government officials showed an attitude of "complacency," "resistance," and "contempt."

the report said the fire reflected problems such as "dishonesty" of building materials manufacturers, "incompetence" of regulatory agencies, and "poor rescue command" of fire departments. among them, building materials manufacturers deliberately manipulated the material testing process, distorted the test results, and misled the industry market.

martin moore-bick, head of the grenfell tower fire investigation, said all the deaths caused by the fire were avoidable and that the agencies that were supposed to be responsible for the safety of the building had "badly failed" the residents.

after the investigation report was released, british prime minister starmer apologized on behalf of the government and promised that the government would study and respond to the 58 recommendations put forward in the investigation report.

a coalition of families and survivors of the grenfell tower fire issued a statement on the same day, accusing the government of allowing related companies to take advantage of the situation and hoping that the government can "break old habits" and implement the recommendations in the report as soon as possible. (end)