06-14-2017, 09:26 PM
Update:
London fire: Twelve dead in Grenfell Tower blaze.
'Twelve people have died in a west London tower block fire and the number of deaths is
expected to rise, police have said.
Firefighters rescued 65 people from Grenfell Tower in north Kensington, after they were
called at 00:54 BST. Witnesses said people were trapped in the tower block, screaming
for help and yelling for their children to be saved.
Theresa May said there will be a full investigation and "if there are any lessons to be learned
they will be".
It is understood that "several hundred" people would have been in the block when the fire broke
out, most of them sleeping. The ambulance service said 68 patients had been taken to six hospitals
across London, with 18 in critical care. A further 10 patients made their own way to hospital.
During the night, eyewitnesses said they saw lights - thought to be mobile phones or torches -flashing
at the top of the block of flats. Trapped residents came to their windows -some holding children...'
SOURCE:
London fire: Twelve dead in Grenfell Tower blaze.
'Twelve people have died in a west London tower block fire and the number of deaths is
expected to rise, police have said.
Firefighters rescued 65 people from Grenfell Tower in north Kensington, after they were
called at 00:54 BST. Witnesses said people were trapped in the tower block, screaming
for help and yelling for their children to be saved.
Theresa May said there will be a full investigation and "if there are any lessons to be learned
they will be".
It is understood that "several hundred" people would have been in the block when the fire broke
out, most of them sleeping. The ambulance service said 68 patients had been taken to six hospitals
across London, with 18 in critical care. A further 10 patients made their own way to hospital.
During the night, eyewitnesses said they saw lights - thought to be mobile phones or torches -flashing
at the top of the block of flats. Trapped residents came to their windows -some holding children...'
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