The UK government has decided to demolish Grenfell Tower four years after a fatal fire tore through the block of flats in west London, following a report that states the building should be “deconstructed at the earliest possible opportunity”.

Although the government has not officially announced the decision, ministers have decided that the burnt remains of the building will be “carefully taken down”, according to The Sunday Times.

The news follows a letter to residents from the ministry of housing, communities and local government (MHCLG) earlier this year explaining that a decision would be made on the fate of the tower this summer.

In total 72 people lost their lives in the fire. Bereaved families have been told they can now expect a final decision later this month.

Deconstruction to commence “no later than May 2022”

The government’s plan to demolish Grenfell Tower was informed by a safety report that it commissioned and published in May, reported The Sunday Times.

In the report, engineering consultancy Atkins said that the tower should be deconstructed as soon as possible.

“There is unanimous agreement and unambiguous advice from all the technical experts and engineers involved in the Grenfell project that the tower should not be propped for the medium to long-term but should be deconstructed at the earliest possible opportunity, with deconstruction commencing no later than May 2022,” the report states.

Keep reading on Dezeen.com

Check out more news below: