And lost their children, there are firefighters that have come out injured, that we dont even know if theyre 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 number of c
Premises. Sadly, i can confirm that the number of people who have died is now 17, and we do believe that number will increase. For our colleagues within the health service, there is still a number of people receiving treatment in hospital. 30 people receiving treatment, several in Critical Care. Like with blind yesterday, like weeks blind yesterday, the priority is identification of those missing. It will be wrong to get into numbers that i do believe our inaccurate, please get in touch with us. If you have reported somebody who was missing and you know they are safe and well, call the missing and you know they are safe and well, callthe number, so missing and you know they are safe and well, call the number, so that we can identify those we are still trying to find. My heart goes out to the family still trying to find love oiies. The family still trying to find love ones. Specially trained officers will be in touch with you to support you through this. It is going to ta ke you through
She was on the news. Its horrible for me to hear that theyre missing, or theyre dead, or theyre in hospital or something. The local community have been leaving messages for loved ones as they try to come to terms with what has happened. Good afternoon from west london. With smoke still rising from the burnt out Grenfell Tower block behind me, we have even seen flames at times, and The Fire Brigade training their hoses on the flames. Relatives are still searching for loved ones. Mps At Westminster have been meeting to ask questions of Government Ministers. How could this happen . The Prime Minister theresa may announced there would be a full Public Inquiry into the blaze. The first victim has been named by his family, Mohammed Alhajali, a 23 year old refugee, who fled from The Civil War In Syria to come here, to what he thought was the safety of the united kingdom. 70 people have been confirmed dead so far. 17 people have been confirmed dead so far. But the London Fire Brigade chief say
Today and then announced a full Public Inquiry. We need to know what happened. We need to have an explanation of this. We owe that to the families, to the people who have lost loved ones, friends, and the homes in which they lived. They went in when others were running out how are the firefighters coping with what theyre calling a once In A Lifetime Fire . Well have the latest from here in west london in this extended programme. Stay with bbc news throughout the day for all developments from our london correspondents from the scene at the london Tower Block Fire. Good evening and welcome to the Bbc News At Six from west london. Behind me, Grenfell Tower its 2a storeys now just a charred shell. Once home to hundreds of people today its an ugly reminder of a tragedy that many people around here believe could have been avoided. The scale of that tragedy is becoming much clearer. Seventeen people are now confirmed dead but the Police Believe the final figure will be higher. The first victi
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