Liiban Shakat, 38, said his friend was charging the electric vehicle in a back bedroom before the fire broke out in Shepherds Bush, West London. He claims that the sprinkler system failed to activate.
The 220ft tower in north Kensington was bathed in a glow of green light, matching the campaigners who have adopted the colour as a powerful symbol to represent those lost in the 2017 tragedy.
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