Ngomhlaka-14 Juni 2017, kwaqubuka umlilo omkhulu eGrenfell Tower eLondon, eNgilandi, wabulala okungenani abantu abangu-72 kwalimala nabanye abaningi. Lo mlilo, obhekwa njengomunye wemibi kakhulu emlandweni waseBrithani wanamuhla, wembula nendima ebalulekileama-alamu omusi.
Lokhui-alamu yomusiakuyona nje inguqulo ethuthukisiwe yesitholi somusi sendabuko, kodwa futhi iyintuthuko enkulu kanye nentuthuko kwezobuchwepheshe. Isebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bokungenisa umsakazo kanye nethelevishini obusebenzisa ama-alamu amabili kanye nobokwamukela okukodwa, obuvimbela ngempumelelo ama-alamu angamanga futhi buthuthukise kakhulu ukuthembeka nokunemba kokusetshenziswa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukwakheka kwayo okuhlukile kokubukeka akugcini nje ngokuba kuhle futhi kunhle, kodwa futhi kunokuvikelwa kwelungelo lobunikazi, okubonisa ikhono lomkhiqizi lokusungula izinto ezintsha kanye nobuholi embonini ekwakhiweni kokubukeka.
Ngokuqondene nokulula, le alamu yentuthu nayo ingcono kakhulu. Ifakwe ibhethri elihlala isikhathi eside elinganikeza amandla iminyaka emi-3. Abasebenzisi akudingeki bashintshe ibhethri njalo, isikhathi eside sesevisi kanye nezindleko zokulungisa eziphansi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukwakheka kwayo kulula futhi kucacile, futhi abasebenzisi bangaqeda kalula ukufakwa ngokuzimela ngaphandle kokusekelwa kobuchwepheshe bochwepheshe, ukuze yonke imindeni ikwazi ukujabulela kalula ukuvikelwa kokuphepha okulethwa yisixwayiso somlilo.
Ngokuphathelene nesitifiketi sekhwalithi yomkhiqizo, le alamu yentuthu iphumelele ukuhlolwa kanye kuphela. Ayiphumelelanga nje kuphela isitifiketi se-EN14604 se-alamu yentuthu yaseYurophu futhi ihambisana nezindinganiso zokuphepha eziqinile zaseYurophu, kodwa futhi ifinyelele ukuqashelwa kwemakethe kanye nokwethenjwa okubanzi emhlabeni wonke. Ikakhulukazi emakethe yaseYurophu, ukuthengiswa kwayo kusakazeke kulo lonke izwe, kwaba ngenye yemishini yokuphepha ebalulekile yemindeni namabhizinisi endawo.
Ngamafuphi, le alamu yentuthu, iyisiqinisekiso esisebenzayo sokuphepha komlilo emakhaya anamuhla nasezindaweni zebhizinisi. Esikhathini esizayo, njengoba izidingo zabathengi zokuphepha ziqhubeka nokukhula, ngikholwa ukuthi le alamu yentuthu entsha izoqhubeka nokukhombisa inani layo eliyingqayizivele kanye nethonya lemakethe emhlabeni jikelele.
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