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