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chinanews.com, september 5. according to reuters and the guardian, the british newspaper reported on the 4th local time, according to the final investigation report released by the grenfell tower fire investigation team in london, the uk on the 4th, the british government, enterprises, regulators, etc. are jointly responsible for this major fire. british prime minister starmer apologized to the families of the victims and survivors of the fire on behalf of the government.

it is reported that a fire broke out in the grenfell tower in kensington, london, the capital of the united kingdom, on june 14, 2017, which eventually killed 72 people. the report pointed out that this was the worst fire in the united kingdom since world war ii.

the report said the final investigation report, which is about 1,700 pages long, concluded that the fire "was the result of decades of failure by government and other construction industry agencies to seriously investigate the dangers of using flammable materials on the exterior walls of high-rise residential buildings and to act on the information they had."

the report said the construction company involved in the accident and relevant regulatory agencies were responsible for the fire.

the report also said the fire was the result of "decades of failure" and that "the government put profits before people."

“the government’s job is to protect people’s lives and from corporate greed. but for too long they have been helping companies make profits,” said an organization representing some survivors and families of the victims.

after the report was released, british prime minister starmer apologized to the families of the victims and survivors on behalf of the government, saying that the government had failed to fulfill its responsibilities for many years. starmer also said, "today is the long-awaited day of truth, and now the day of justice must come."

british police said that currently, 58 individuals and 19 companies and organizations are under investigation. however, due to the complexity of the case and the need to consider the investigation report, any prosecution (including corporate manslaughter and fraud) will still take several years.