Grenfell Inquiry day 51: fire chief feared he would encourage people to jump as he tried to beckon them out of the building

News03.10.189.30 AM by Rhiannon Curry

A senior fire manager who attended the Grenfell blaze said he was hesitant to beckon people down from higher windows in case it was misconstrued as encouraging them to jump, and struggled to communicate the evacuate order to residents.

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