Windows werent, and there were people in there. You could see the silhouettes. And then the next thing, explosions. The London Fire Brigade desperately struggled to reach the upper floors, but were repelled by the heat and falling debris. This is a completely unprecedented fire. In my 29 years in the London Fire Brigade, i have never seen a fire of this nature and i have seen many high rise fires. Residents are sheltering in nearby Community Centres, some are missing family members. The investigation begins into how the fire started, and how it was allowed to take hold with such devastating effect. Around 70 people are being treated in six london hospitals, 20 people are in a critical condition. The fire is still burning firefighters say it will still be some hours before its out. Well be bringing you the latest, in this extended programme. Stay with bbc news for all the developments from our correspondence. Good evening from west london where a huge fire is still burning after it engu
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
To reach the upper floors because of intense heat and falling debris. This is a completely unprecedented fire. In my 29 years in the London Fire Brigade i have never seen a fire of this nature, and i have seen many high rise fires. Residents have been taking shelter in nearby community centres, some are still looking for missing relatives. She said we cant do it because the smoke is killing her, the smoke is coming. The smoke is coming through the doors, shes keep covering it but. Its everywhere. And that was the last time we heard from her. Theres no word yet on the cause of the blaze. Residents say they had raised concerns about fire safety in the block. Dozens of people are being treated in londons hospitals, 18 are said to be in a critical condition. The block had recently been refurbished. Ministers have ordered urgent checks on buildings where similar work has been carried out. Stay with bbc news throughout the evening for all the developments from our correspondents at the scene
Im take a closer look at the futurecast to show you which neighborhoods will get them and which will miss out this afternoon when im back in ten minutes. First lets see how the traffic is moving. Jessica boyington has a first alert update. Yeah, watching the rain, too. Watching it here on the boulevard. Cameras just around 17th street. You see rain covering the camera lens. Northbound and southbound on the boulevard, dealing with rhett roads. Definitely with some of these popup showers, youll want to watch for some reduced visibility or slippery spots. In old city, watch for a traffic light thats malfunctioning on north 2nd around callow hill street. Not busy at least for now. Use caution when traveling by. Mass transit, watching sent acht west trenton train septa. West trenton rain 1522 running late. Amtrak, septa, and patco on time. In london, fire raged through an Apartment Building as hundreds of residents slept. Officials say there are confirmed fatalities. They dont know how many
Intention is she is a focal point at significant moments. Those moments in the past have been moments of jov in the past have been moments of joy. More recently, sadly, theyve been moments of sadness. This is the key point of this visit. An opportunity for her. As you can see in those pictures behind her, Prince William, to meet those people most directly affected by this fire. Shell meet members of the Emergency Services. The queen in the Statement Issued yesterday, talked about her prayers and thoughts for the victims and the bravery of firefighters who put their own lives at risk to save others. Prince william accompaniying his grandmother as well. We saw britains harry attenBorough Market yesterday, peter. The queen, shes renowned for having that personal touch, whether it is a joyous event or, like this, the most tragic of events as she talks to people. The queen made a mistake in the sixties. One which has lived with her all her aduu one which has lived with her all her adult lif