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Wildfires and Tower Block Blazes Aren’t Freak Accidents – These Are the Fires of Austerity
From the Athens inferno to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, fires that lead to a catastrophic loss of life aren't freak accidents - they're the consequence of neoliberal policies which urgently need to be challenged, argues Alex King.