Combustible Panels Pose a Global Danger

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I started an article in LBN about this. Just in case it's considered analysis and not news, I'm cross-posting here.

"Combustible Panels Pose a Global Danger"

That's the print title of article in this morning's The Wall Street Journal. It's on the front page, below the fold. It's subscription. I'll do what I can.

Full disclosure: I own shares of Alcoa

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Combustible-core panels that cover high-rise buildings pose a hidden danger to people living and working inside

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At manufacturer's request, the U.S.'s fire safety code was weakened 5 years ago for more use of combustible panels.

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Buildings Across U.S. Are Wrapped in Same Panels That Fueled Deadly London Fire

Experts say polyethylene-core panels, under investigation in the Grenfell Tower fire, endanger people in apartments, offices and hotels

By Scott Calvert in Baltimore, Bob Tita in Chicago, Rachel Pannett in Sydney and Nikhil Lohade in Dubai

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Oct. 24, 2017 11:14 a.m. ET

A high school in Alaska, a National Football League stadium, a Baltimore high-rise hotel and a Dallas airport terminal are among thousands of structures world-wide covered in combustible-core panels similar to those that burned in June’s deadly London fire, The Wall Street Journal found.

Safety improvements to building interiors over the past 40 years have helped cut the number of structure fires and related deaths in the U.S. by roughly half, a remarkable victory over one of civilization’s oldest threats.