Adele Visits Site Of Deadly Building Fire In London

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A Newham Council spokesperson said they are 'carrying out further assessments at Ferrier Point and other tall blocks to see if any action needs to be taken'.

Laminated signs bearing the missing persons phone number are tied to the fence next to notices from happier times advertising the Summer Fete with its barbecue, children's games and giant slide.

The prime minister said the inquiry, an official review of action by public institutions, was needed to ensure "this awful tragedy is properly investigated".

Some, including the Labour MP for Tottenham, David Lammy, have already declared that the disaster is an example of corporate manslaughter.

The death toll from the blaze is 17, but that figure is expected rise significantly. Those who escaped were offered housing overnight.

Though from the wealthier side of the street, Donald shared the outrage of other residents about the way Kensington and Chelsea has been run by the Conservative local council. He said that 37 people were under medical treatment, of which 17 were in critical care. As the heavy black smoke from the fire cleared Thursday, the huge burned-out hulk of Grenfell loomed over London's working-class, multi-ethnic North Kensington neighborhood.

Earlier, Theresa May pledged that "every effort" would be made to re-house the families as close as possible to the tower.

Here's everything you need to know as London deals with the aftermath of the disaster.

Queen Elizabeth said her thoughts and prayers were with those families who had lost loved ones and with the many people still critically ill in hospital.

"My friend, who is missing and likely dead on the 20th floor, was on Facebook communicating that she was about to faint at 3.30am", he said.

About 600 people were believed to have been inside the tower's 120 flats, many of them asleep, when the blaze ripped through the building.

Theresa May has been asked about her decision not to speak with any of the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire when she visited the site this morning. But there was no reason to think terrorism was a factor, authorities said.

The fire was initially extinguished shortly after 1am - a full 24 hours after the first alarms were raised - paving the way for tentative searches in Grenfell's worst-affected areas.

The government has also promised that other tower blocks which were also recently refurbished would be assessed.

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The renovation project included installation of insulated exterior cladding, double-glazed windows and a communal heating system.

Many of those evacuated said the fire had spread incredibly quickly with nearly no warning and multiple residents told CNN they did not hear fire alarms when the blaze broke out.

"All our warnings fell on deaf ears, and we predicted that a catastrophe like this was inevitable and just a matter of time", the group said in a blog post Wednesday.

"We are aware that concerns have been raised historically by residents". "We always take all concerns seriously and these will form part of our forthcoming investigations", it said in a statement. But he said the speed with which the fire spread suggests that more than one fire protection safeguard failed.

One of Labour's new MPs, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, who represents Brighton Kemptown, told them the area had experienced three fires in high-rise blocks in the past two years and that people were now terrified.

Fire chiefs said it was too early to speculate on the cause of the blaze.

The fire consumed the building from the second floor up, according to the London Fire Brigade.

"The flames are in the living room".

Mr Corbyn added: "I tell you this - many residents I met there this afternoon are very angry".

Existing high-rises in England must have them fitted if a fundamental change is made to the structure or use of the building.

The manufacturer's instructions on the cladding used on Grenfell Tower warns that it will "burn if exposed to a fire of sufficient heat and intensity".

"It is considered that occupants are safer in their dwelling than coming out into potentially smoke logged corridors", he said. Dozens of others have been hospitalized.

The line was disconnected shortly afterwards, Mr Trevisan said, and "hundreds" of attempts to get back in touch have come to nothing.

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