Following the Grenfell Tower inferno, more than 30 current and former Metropolitan Police officers are suing for compensation due to 'psychiatric injuries' sustained during the rescue attempt. The officers are seeking redress for the trauma suffered in the aftermath of the deadly fire, with claims being made against various parties, including the Met Commissioner. The incident is being treated as arson, with one officer taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation checks.
A total of 27 serving and six former officers are pursuing civil claims against 12 parties including the Met Commissioner over ‘trauma’ suffered at Grenfell https://t.co/iqQ4cp0Ozq
More than 30 current and former Metropolitan Police officers are suing the force "for personal injury and losses following their role in the Grenfell Tower fire", it says. https://t.co/J3P938suFS
"Grenfell police sue over trauma of fire and what came next "Like firefighters before them, more than 30 Met officers are claiming compensation for ‘psychiatric injury’ nearly seven years on from the inferno that killed 72" https://t.co/iCyx2cB0vA
More than 30 police officers involved in Grenfell Tower inferno rescue attempt sue Met chief and London Fire Brigade boss among others for compensation over 'psychiatric injuries' suffered at deadly fire https://t.co/AAqLmVPWbx https://t.co/JOaotDyZ8U
Almost seven years after Britain’s worst postwar residential fire, which claimed 72 lives, a group of 33 Metropolitan Police officers are seeking compensation for the “psychiatric injuries” they sustained in the inferno and its aftermath ⬇️ https://t.co/OJfxF5eUa6
Paramedics checked the officers at the scene and one was taken to hospital for further checks for smoke inhalation. Investigators from both the police and fire service are treating the incident as arson. https://t.co/99cjmeYCAD