Billionaire Asif Aziz's Ibis hotel had Grenfell-style flammable cladding; fire safety reports allegedly rewritten
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Jim Waterson, Polly Smythe
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Summary
Investigative report revealing that billionaire landlord Asif Aziz's Ibis hotel in London was coated with Grenfell-style flammable cladding, putting hundreds of thousands of guests at risk. Fire safety reports were allegedly rewritten at Aziz's company's request, delaying the hotel's closure by eight years and keeping the public unaware of the danger.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledhundreds of thousands of people stayed in an Ibis hotel owned by billionaire landlord Asif Aziz without knowing it was coated in potentially lethal Grenfell-style flammable cladding
fire safety reports were rewritten at the request of Aziz's company, meaning it took eight years for the hotel to be shut down and the public to be made aware of the risk
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