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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
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. around 70 people are being treated in six london hospitals, 18 of them are in a critical condition. in the us, a gunman opens fire on republican members of congress during a baseball practice in virginia. the attacker is killed by police officers. we are united in our shock. we are united in our anguish. we are united in our shock. we are united in ouranguish. an we are united in our shock. we are united in our anguish. an attack on one of us is an attack on all others. of us. 21 hours after this fire started in g ru nfeld 21 hours after this fire started in gru nfeld tower, the 21 hours after this fire started in grunfeld tower, the fire is still blazing. the fire service had been working tirelessly to put the fire out. they have managed to get a hydraulic crane imposition and they are firing water remotely into the upperfloors of are firing water
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
points to bear that come up from the fire and rescue service, generally, from the fire industry. and from good and bad practices. the group has been a very active group. i have been secretary for the last three yea rs. been secretary for the last three years. iam been secretary for the last three years. i am a former chief fire officer. i spent 42 years in the fire service, 20 years of that was as the chief fire officer. the comparison has been drawn between the grenfell tower and la ka nal house, which went up in flames in camberwell in 2009. we are also hearing that the recommendations from the coroner ‘s report haven t been implemented. why not?” from the coroner ‘s report haven t been implemented. why not? i can t say that it hasn t been fermented. i am sure the coroner wrote to southwark council with a letter of improvement, what should expect to happen. she talked about the procedures that came out of the inquest. she also wrote to the fire sector federation and s