It was "Oh Dear" time this morning(that got nuked  ;) ) it's still "Oh Dear" this afternoon.
OK
"The Reynobond PE (polyethylene) panels selected over the Reynobond FR (fire resistant) panels were £2 cheaper per square metre."

Have a look at the specs
https://www.arconic.com/aap/north_america/en/product_info_page.asp?info_page_id=534&prod_id=1534
and then keep in mind that Council saved a whole £5000 on a job that was a total of £8.7 million. That isn't frugal, that is stupid!
Was this the first incident with a building going up in flames like that on account of  Reynobond PE? 
No! This happened before and Google will let you know where and when!