"I can confirm six fatalities at this time but this figure is likely to rise", said police commander Stuart Cundy, describing the fire as "truly shocking".
"We need to know what happened, we need to have an explanation of this", she said.
The fire brigade is working with structural engineers to shore up the building so they can safely conduct a "fingertip search" of the entire structure, Ms Cotton [NB Dany Cotton is a WOMAN] said. "It is also heartening to see the incredible generosity of community volunteers rallying to help those affected by this awful event", the Queen said.
Zainab Dean, who lived on the 14th floor with her son Jeremiah, two, not been heard from since the blaze in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Up to 600 people lived in 120 apartments in the Grenfell Tower.
Seventeen of the 37 people hospitalized remained in critical condition.
Councils normally advise residents of towers to stay put during fires, since the buildings are created to contain the flames until the emergency services arrive.
Prime Minister Theresa May visited the scene of the tragedy in west London and spoke with emergency services.
Italian couple Marco Gottardi, 27, and Gloria Trevisan, 27, are also missing.
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Specialist urban search and rescue teams are being brought in to make the 24-storey tower block safe in north Kensington to allow firefighters and the police to carry out investigations, following the devastating blaze that started in the early hours of Wednesday.
He said that number was expected to rise and firefighters have said they did not expect to find any more survivors after rescuing 65 from the inferno. The local council said families with young children, elderly residents and the vulnerable were given "immediate priority".
"I want to be realistic, this could be a long process", Cotton said, speaking alongside Cundy.
17 people were killed and more than 50 are being treated in the hospital in the aftermath of the horrific Grenfell tower fire in London on Wednesday. She also paid tribute to the bravery of firefighters who risked their lives to save others.
More than 1 million pounds ($1.27 million) has been raised to help victims of the tragedy as volunteers and charities worked through the night to find shelter, food and clothes for people who had lost everything.
"They also carry out fire safety audits of buildings to identify any deficiencies, and help those responsible for building safety to comply with their legal obligations". He told the Huffington Post UK thathe stayed up late for Suhur, and when he smelled the smoke and looked over the window and saw the seventh floor on fire, he started banging on his neighbors' doors so as to wake them.
Lammy said he was hoping she was injured and in hospital "and not perished in the building as I suspect hundreds will have done by the end of this count".
"There are already disturbing reports emerging of the pipework in the building for a fire emergency being out of action", Ritson says.
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