subsequent investigation determined that mechanical elements of the floor slab/flank wall connection were not properly designed to account for the effects of gravity load changes due to lateral forces such as high winds or explosions. In the immediate aftermath of the collapse, the managing director of Taylor Woodrow Anglian denied that the collapse was related to a failure of the building itself.

The four tenants who died were Thomas and Pauline Murrell, who lived in flat 110, above flat 90 on the 22nd floor (the highest level), and