Grenfell Tower fire chief 'had no training on evacuating high-rise buildings'

The firefighter in charge of the Grenfell Tower response has said he received no training on evacuating high-rise buildings before the night of the blaze.Michael Dowden told the inquiry into the fire that he had not been trained on the evacuation of buildings with a "stay put" policy, in evacuating residents with mobility difficulties, or on how to change the survival advice given by call operators.Expert reports submitted to the inquiry said that if Grenfell residents had evacuated soon after t