Hearing from them later in the programme. We will Hearfrom Karl Mercer at a nearby mosque which opened its doors to help those in need tonight, who were evacuated from the tower block itself. Alice has a different Vantage Point of the one ive got now. Firstly, i think we should hear from those affected most. People who tonight are counting themselves lucky to escape alive. People who lost their homes and in many cases, people who have lost just about everything and in many cases, people who have lostjust about everything they own. Lostjust about everything they own. Today lostjust about everything they own. Today is the 14th ofjune. 2am, i was woken up by the siren noise. It was my son that woke me up. I think it was about 1 20am. And where were you . On the 17th floor. We grabbed them. We ran downstairs, it took us a solid four minutes to get out, just as i was entering the ground floor, The Fire Brigade was coming up. It was moving very fast. I cannot imagine, it was so fast. I looke
And lost their children, there are firefighters that have come out injured, that we dont even know if theyre going to come out safe. Worried families are desperately searching for news on their loved ones. These three girls are among the missing. The 2a storey Grenfell Tower is still burning in places as fire Grenfell Tower had recently been refurbished at a cost of £10 million. Residents say they were astonished by how fast the flames spread. We will have the latest on this fast moving story in the next hour. A News Conference now with the latest from the Emergency Services. Thanks very much for your patience. You will be aware that the London Fire Brigade received the first of a number of calls to a significant incidentjust number of calls to a significant incident just before number of calls to a significant incidentjust before 1am number of calls to a significant incident just before 1am this morning. A large number of cruise, operational firefighters, morning. A large number of c
Hearing from them later in the programme. We will Hearfrom Karl Mercer at a nearby mosque which opened its doors to help those in need tonight, who were evacuated from the tower block itself. Alice has a different Vantage Point of the one ive got now. Firstly, i think we should hear from those affected most. People who tonight are counting themselves lucky to escape alive. People who lost their homes and in many cases, people who have lost just about everything and in many cases, people who have lostjust about everything they own. Lostjust about everything they own. Today lostjust about everything they own. Today is the 14th ofjune. 2am, i was woken up by the siren noise. It was my son that woke me up. I think it was about 1 20am. And where were you . On the 17th floor. We grabbed them. We ran downstairs, it took us a solid four minutes to get out, just as i was entering the ground floor, The Fire Brigade was coming up. It was moving very fast. I cannot imagine, it was so fast. I looke
We will get the latest on wimbledon a little later throughout the morning. How will the weather be . Helen has got the details. A little more clout in the south. It looks at a decent day. I will have all the weekend detailfor you if you can join me in around 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Low Water Pressure and insufficient equipment are among a set of reported failings the bbc has uncovered which may have hampered firefighters efforts to tackle the Grenfell Tower blaze. A Newsnight Investigation has found London Fire Brigade has now changed its procedures after a tall ladder did not arrive on site for more than half an hour. John sweeney reports. Firefighters say they experienced problems with Water Pressure and equipment that was either lacking or did not arrive on scene before the fire got out of control. They also described weak radio reception inside the tower and that they lacked enough of the extended duration Breathing Apparatus they needed, especially when re
We will get the latest on wimbledon a little later throughout the morning. How will the weather be . Helen has got the details. A little more clout in the south. It looks at a decent day. I will have all the weekend detailfor you if you can join me in around 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Low Water Pressure and insufficient equipment are among a set of reported failings the bbc has uncovered which may have hampered firefighters efforts to tackle the Grenfell Tower blaze. A Newsnight Investigation has found London Fire Brigade has now changed its procedures after a tall ladder did not arrive on site for more than half an hour. John sweeney reports. Firefighters say they experienced problems with Water Pressure and equipment that was either lacking or did not arrive on scene before the fire got out of control. They also described weak radio reception inside the tower and that they lacked enough of the extended duration Breathing Apparatus they needed, especially when re