Authorities released images of the aftermath of the horrific Grenfell Tower blaze showing the charred remains of the gutted apartment building as the death toll in the London fire nears 80.
Authorities increased the count Monday after spending the weekend working with families to identify all those who are missing and believed to have died inside the 24-story Grenfell Tower, as well as the five victims that have been formally identified, Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy told reporters.
The announcement came ahead of a minute's silence held across all Government buildings at 11am on Monday to remember the people who lost their lives and all those affected by the fire in north Kensington last week.
Cundy said an investigation will "seek to find out if any crimes have been committed and if so make sure that we do all we can to bring any person responsible to justice".
Cundy was asked to describe the scene inside the building.
He also said that five people who had been reported missing after the incident have been found safe and well.
Sadly for many families who have lost more than one family member in this incident. The job's contractor has said the work met all fire standards.
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Emergency service workers bowed their heads in respect to the victims of the catastrophic blaze.
A senior United Kingdom government minister said Sunday that he believed the cladding is banned in Britain for buildings above a certain height.
Cundy said the "complex" and "exhaustive" inquiry will focus on a range of issues including how the building was constructed, a recent refurbishment of it, how it is managed and maintained and fire safety measures.
Two British officials said Sunday that new exterior cladding used in a renovation of Grenfell Tower may have been banned under United Kingdom building regulations.
Following the fire, the building's safety precautions have been called into question, with some saying cladding - building material usually attached directly to the frame of a building to act as an outer wall to provide insulation and protection from the elements - caused the fire to spread. "We will go where the evidence may take us".
Prime Minister Theresa May has admitted that the support for families in the immediate aftermath of the fire "was not good enough".
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