the test. they also treated patients here who were caught up in the westminster bridge attack at the end of march and more recently in the london bridge attack. so this has been another very difficult, very testing morning for the staff here. sophie. jane, thank you very much. well, we have no idea what caused this place, we just well, we have no idea what caused this place, wejust know well, we have no idea what caused this place, we just know it took hold incredibly quickly, within 30, 35 minutes or so, according to eyewitnesses. we know it had been recently refurbished, only reopened last year. but the london fire brigade chief has already said she s seen brigade chief has already said she s seen many brigade chief has already said she s seen many tower block fires in her time but she has never seen anything like this. simon gompertz reports. shocked witnesses talked about the speed at which the grenfell tower fire spread, there did seem to envelop the 2a story building in
and lost their children, there are firefighters that have come out injured, that we don t even know if they re 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
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
of the building tells this programme he has serious concerns about the recent refurbishment. that raises real questions about the fire safety checks that were in place to stop families getting hurt. also, firefighters have worked through the night to dampen ablaze, although some parts of the building on the upper floors remain alight. the fire brigade say the tower block is not structurally safe for them to enter in some places. meanwhile, local people continue to offer help to those left destitute and homeless, this is where the relief effort is being co ordinated, and as you can see, there are piles of clothes and toys that people have donated. we have also donated some money, given money to families, darren withdrew £1000 from his account, and we have been giving families £100 just to see them over the next couple of days. good morning from north kensington. this morning we are at the westway sports centre on one of their basketball courts. you might be able to hear the