“… Unidentified residents told Corriere that the panels on the facade were supposed to have been fire-resistant.…”
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I guess they were not “fire-resistant” enough.
British design? Seems to happen there.
2021
https://apnews.com/article/business-europe-london-7fdd7c3dfb245a3b651123c00f206ee1#:~:text=LONDON%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94%20Fire%20broke,building%20in%20the%20city‘s%20Docklands
2017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenfell_Tower_fire
Of course, the US had the MGM hotel fire in Vegas and the Winecoff hotel fire in Atlanta. Both of those buidings were refurbished and continued in use.