she was on the news. it s horrible for me to hear that they re missing, or they re dead, or they re 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 b
some critics say the current system of testing them doesn t go far enough. the cladding at lakanal house in south london was judged to have intensified the blaze there eight years ago. an architect who gave evidence at the inquest of the six people who died there says promises of action led nowhere. he fears the same could happen again this time. what are politicians for? what are these inquiries for? when something like lakanal house happens, they are all eager to go on television saying lessons will be learned, our thoughts are with the families and so on, but then nothing happens. it may be that the horror at grenfell tower will bring real change but it will be a monumental task. and in the meantime the company that did the refurbishment work, rydon, says that it met all regulations and now welcomes the public inquiry. david shukman, bbc news. with me is kurt barling, who s a former special correspondent for bbc london, who did an investigation into the lakanal house fla
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