up they say it is from the second floor up to the 27th floor. you may be able to see in the bottom left hand corner there is a hydraulic platform with a hose focused on the one corner of the building that is not a light. in the last half an hour we have seen a person at a window. we saw them once or twice. we don t know whether it is a resident or a firefighter. it is in that area where the hose is being pointed. we can say that at least some people are in the building. we don t know if they are trapped. we don t know how many have been rescued from the building. we do know from the london fire service that they say in the early stages, two people were treated for the effects of breathing in smoke but we have had no update since then. we have seen debris falling from the building. we have heard the sound of explosions. we have heard the sound of glass breaking. the police keep pushing back their cordons, moving members of the public, in fear that the building might collapse.
residents were being evacuated, a number of people were being treated for a range of injuries. the fire broke out in the middle of the night. andy moore is our correspondent and he s at the scene. just for the viewers joining us, bring us up to date on exactly what is happening. well, this fire broke out just over four is happening. well, this fire broke outjust over four hours ago according to the london fire service. they said it was burning from the second to the 27th floor of this tower block. you can see it has diminished slightly now because most of the block has burnt out, most of the combustible material has caught alight and burnt out and be fire is steadily diminishing hour. he might be able to see the hoses on the base of the building. the one on the left is from an automated hydraulic platform. 0ver is from an automated hydraulic platform. over one hour ago we saw one person at a windowjust behind that platform we saw that person briefly, and then we hope they w
been here? i think we have seen more and more of generosity of spirit with people donating anything they have to help the homeless. what we have to help the homeless. what we have seen today is rising anger. a raw anger that perhaps was not there yesterday because there was shock. the mayor of london sadiq khan came here and there was heckling with people saying they want answers now. they said we want answers right now. he was getting quite a rough ride and almost anyone in authority is being challenged by residents. i have talked to people from other tower blocks who are angry and fearful. they are saying, are our home save? and the distress when you talk to people who fear they have lost loved ones, friends. there are people sobbing uncontrollably. one man we spoke to looking for his brother who these syrian solidarity campaign have confirmed have died, mohammed alhajali, who fled the syrian civil war to come to safety and died in the fire here. thank you. let s get the we
why he s the only one to go, so far. why aren t the political leaders of kensington and chelsea taking responsibility, as well, for this whole dreadful event? theresa may heads to brussels to meet european leaders. she s expected to clarify the status of eu nationals living in the uk. the iraqi government says the destruction of a mosque in mosul is an admission of defeat by so called islamic state militants. prince harry reveals some palace truths. he tells a us magazine that no one in the royal family really wants to be king or queen. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the prime minister has warned that tests on other tower blocks in the wake of the grenfell tower fire have found some cladding that could catch fire. at least 79 people are thought to have died in the tragedy in west london last week. in a house of commons statement, theresa may told mps all possible steps were being taken to ensure that affected buildings were made safe and residence of the blocks w
the national enquirer is going to run a negative against you guys. two tv presenters attacked by the us president on the social media site accuse him of lying and suggest the white house tried to blackmail them. and good news for cricket fans. live cricket is returning to bbc television for the first time in decades. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the leader of kensington and chelsea council, the borough where the grenfell tower fire happened, has resigned. nicholas paget brown said he had to accept responsibility for his role in response to the fire and in particularfor the decision to ban the public and press from a council meeting last night. the bbc has also obtained documents that show that cheaper, less fire resistant cladding was chosen for the tower block. 80 people are believed to have died in the fire and there is no suggestion a deliberate decision was made to cut fire safety. kensington and chelsea council says safety would not have been compromised in orde