Nick Burton and Marcio Gomes, survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, visited Arconic's headquarters in Pittsburgh to mark the eighth anniversary of the fire. The fire, which claimed 72 lives, was exacerbated by the use of flammable ACM cladding produced by Arconic. Public inquiries criticized the company for its role in promoting and selling the cladding, which was deemed the primary cause of the fire's rapid spread. Survivors aimed to hold Arconic accountable and express their ongoing grief and anger about the tragedy.
Family handout Nick Burton was rescued from the 19th floor of Grenfell Tower with his wife of 30 years, Pily. Soon after she suffered a stroke and when she died became the 72nd victim of the fire. He says it was important for him to go to Arconic's Pittsburgh headquarters. "For all these years they're going about their business making record profits," he says. "We wanted to give them a wake-up call and show them we are still here."
The public inquiry found the cladding was the "primary cause" of the rapid spread of the fire and should not have been used on a building of that height. The inquiry concluded Arconic promoted and sold the product knowing it presented "a significant danger" and behaved with "systematic dishonesty".
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