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I would argue that the manufacturers know enough not to sell the flammable version as it is palpably not fit for purpose on any building. Perhaps the most apt lay-person's question in the immediate aftermath of this tragedy was "why would anyone clad a building in something flammable?" - and no, timber isn't the same as petrol. As architects are reliant on specialist designers, we are all reliant on manufacturers to exercise some judgment and fully declare the risks of their products. A fire tearing up a building on 'flash over' is unacceptable anywhere, at any time.

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