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Grenfell residents told to 'stay put for too long', fire brigade boss tells BBC

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Summary
Nutrition label

70% Informative

London Fire Brigade told residents not directly affected by fire, heat or smoke to stay put.

But as they were issuing this advice, the fire was spreading rapidly.

Mr Roe revoked the policy minutes after taking charge at the scene.

He said the policy would have had an impact on people's decision making.

72 people died as a result of the fire at the West London tower block.

VR Score

64

Informative language

55

Neutral language

78

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

33

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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