
自2017年起,伦敦消防局便属于警方已收集到相关证据、拟追究责任的20个机构之一。
The brigade is among 20 organisations the police have compiled evidence against since 2017.
据奥蕾莉亚·福斯特报道,伦敦消防局已证实,该局确实属于可能因格伦费尔塔火灾事件而面临刑事追责的机构。
By Aurelia Foster London Fire Brigade (LFB) has confirmed it is among those facing possible criminal action over the Grenfell Tower fire.
本周早些时候,伦敦警察厅向检方移交了一份包含20个机构、企业及54名个人的证据材料。
Prosecutors were handed an evidence file on 20 organisations and firms and 54 individuals from the Metropolitan Police earlier this week.
伦敦警方拟对这些对象提起多项指控,包括过失杀人罪、重大疏忽致人死亡罪、违反健康安全法规罪以及与此次灾难中72名遇难者相关的欺诈类罪行。
The force is seeking charges including corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, health and safety offences and fraud-related offences relating to the deaths of 72 people in the disaster.
伦敦消防专员乔纳森·史密斯表示,他对调查工作取得进展表示欢迎。
London fire commissioner Jonathan Smith said he welcomed the progress in the investigation.
伦敦警察厅针对此事的调查行动“诺斯利行动”始于2017年6月火灾发生后不久,共有数百名调查人员参与其中。
The Met's investigation - Operation Northleigh - began soon after the fire in June 2017 and has involved hundreds of investigating officers.
英国皇家检察署称,所有起诉决定都将在2027年这场灾难发生10周年之前作出。
The CPS said any charging decisions would be made before the 10th anniversary of the disaster in 2027.
伦敦消防局在声明中称:“伦敦警察厅已通知伦敦消防专员:在完成对格伦费尔塔火灾相关事件的调查后,警方已将涉及伦敦消防局的相关材料提交至皇家检察署以供审议。伦敦消防专员对调查工作的进展表示欣慰,并重申伦敦消防局将全力配合皇家检察署的工作——这一态度自‘诺斯利行动’开展以来始终如一。”
In a statement, the LFB said: "The London fire commissioner has been notified by the Metropolitan Police Service that, following its investigation into the events surrounding the Grenfell Tower fire, a file has been submitted to the CPS for its consideration in respect of London Fire Brigade. "The London fire commissioner welcomes the progress in the investigation process and reaffirms his commitment to providing the CPS with full cooperation, as LFB has sought to do throughout Operation Northleigh."
史密斯补充道:“我们铭记着72位遇难者,心中始终挂念着他们的家属、幸存者以及所有因那个夜晚而人生发生巨变的人们。伦敦消防局已接受格伦费尔塔火灾调查委员会的调查结论,目前也已全部落实调查报告中两个阶段提出的各项建议。我们正继续与政府各部门及消防救援领域的各方合作伙伴携手努力,确保从格伦费尔悲剧中汲取教训,并将其融入我们各项工作的方方面面。”目前,大多数可能面临起诉的机构名称尚未被公开。
Smith said: "We remember the 72 people who lost their lives, and our thoughts remain with the bereaved, survivors and everyone whose lives were changed forever by that night. "LFB accepted the findings of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and has now implemented all the recommendations from both phases. "We continue working with our partners across government and the fire and rescue sector to ensure the lessons of the Grenfell tragedy are learnt, and this continues to shape everything we do." Most of the organisations facing potential prosecution have not been named.
迄今为止已披露的案件包括肯辛顿和切尔西皇家自治市地方当局(RBKC),该机构可能因三项罪名被起诉:公司过失杀人罪、1974年工作健康与安全法案第3条,以及违反2005年监管改革(消防安全)命令。
Among those that have been revealed so far are the local authority Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), which could be prosecuted for three offences: corporate manslaughter, section 3 of Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and acting contrary to the Regulatory Reform (fire safety) Order 2005.
负责建筑安全的住房、社区和地方政府部也是提交给CPS的部门之一。
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, which is responsible for building safety, is also among those referred to the CPS.
火灾始于四楼公寓的厨房,然后通过可燃包层迅速蔓延到建筑物外部。
The fire started in the kitchen of a fourth floor flat and then spread rapidly on the outside of the building via combustible cladding.
一项公开调查发现火灾是可以避免的,并阐述了政府和私营部门的一系列失败如何导致这场灾难。
A public inquiry found the fire was avoidable and set out how a chain of failures across government and the private sector led to the disaster.
在调查第一阶段结束后的一份报告中,主席马丁·摩尔-比克爵士谴责了LFB在应对火灾方面的“严重缺陷”和系统性失误。
In a report following the first phase of the inquiry, chair Sir Martin Moore-Bick condemned LFB's "serious shortcomings" and systemic failures in its response to the fire.
他的结论是,如果LFB早点采取某些行动,死于火灾的人数就会减少。
He concluded that fewer people would have died in the blaze if the LFB had taken certain actions earlier.
失去亲人的家庭和幸存者组织格伦菲尔联合组织此前曾批评起诉的时间框架。
Grenfell United, a bereaved families and survivors group, has previously criticised the time frame for prosecutions.
本周早些时候,该组织表示:“花了九年多的时间才到达这里。九年来,没有人因我们72名亲人的死亡而被追究刑事责任。
Earlier this week, the group said: "It has taken more than nine years to get here. Nine years, and no-one has been held criminally accountable for the deaths of our 72 loved ones.
“我们希望那些责任人接受正义。如果人们被判犯有导致我们所爱的人丧生的罪行,我们希望看到他们被关进监狱。"
"We want those responsible to face justice. If people are found guilty of crimes that cost our loved ones their lives, we want to see them behind bars."
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