Proposed 174-metre tower in east London has only one fire escape

174.2 metres

Ballymore proposal

The 51-storey residential tower in Docklands would have a single exit staircase, the minimum permitted under UK building regulations for a fire safety strategy that asks people to stay put in their homes in the event of a blaze

128 metres

International building

code

Adopted by many countries,

but not Britain, the code now

requires an additional exit

staircase in new towers over

this height

67.3 metres

Grenfell Tower

Seventy-two people died as a

result of the fire that engulfed

the tower in 2017. The building

had a single staircase, which was

quickly inundated with smoke

174.2 metres

Ballymore proposal

The 51-storey residential tower in Docklands would have a single exit staircase, the minimum permitted under UK building regulations for a fire safety strategy that asks people to stay put in their homes in the event of a blaze

128 metres

International building code

Adopted by many countries, but not

Britain, the code now requires an

additional exit staircase in new

towers over this height

67.3 metres

Grenfell Tower

Seventy-two people died as a result

of the fire that engulfed the tower

in 2017. The building had a single

staircase, which was quickly

inundated with smoke