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 i ve 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
night was unprecedented in its size and scale. at least 12 people are known to have died but that figure is likely to rise. newsnight‘s david grossman has spent the day at the scene. the first call to the fire brigade was just before 1am. this the first call to the fire brigade wasjust before 1am. this man the first call to the fire brigade was just before 1am. this man was there and filmed what he and his friends saw. when i got there, one fire engine wasjust friends saw. when i got there, one fire engine was just arriving and unloading. they grabbed an axe from the back and i could see people. i went to the second floor to the corridors. i helped them out. it was smoky on the second floor. as i was coming out, the fire brigade coming up coming out, the fire brigade coming up through the front entrance. georgia clarke is a key architect and tv presenter. i could not believe what i saw. the whole thing was on fire. i assume that it started on the other side which i cannot s
more details are emerging about some of the victims who died in the fire. new images of the moments after the fire broke out and tore up the side of the building. in sportsday: cristiano ronaldo, the world player of the year, could be leaving real madrid this summer. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at six. police say that at least 30 people are now confirmed to have died in the fire that engulfed grenfell tower behind me in west london. the bbc understands that the total number of people who are dead or missing so far is around 70. there is growing anger at the way the authorities have dealt with the aftermath of the fire. around 500 protestors have stormed kensington town hall. in the last half hour, the prime minister has offered a £5 million relief fund for those affected by the fire. the queen and prince william have been visiting a relief centre which has been helping victims of the fire. our first report tonight on the latest on the tower block fire, is from