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windows weren t, and there were people in there. you could see the silhouettes. and then the next thing, explosions. the london fire brigade desperately struggled to reach the upper floors, but were repelled by the heat and falling debris. this is a completely unprecedented 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. residents are sheltering in nearby community centres, some are missing family members. the investigation begins into how the fire started, and how it was allowed to take hold with such devastating effect. around 70 people are being treated in six london hospitals, 20 people are in a critical condition. the fire is still burning firefighters say it will still be some hours before it s out. we ll be bringing you the latest, in this extended programme. stay with bbc news for all the developments from our correspondence. good evening from west london where a huge fire is stil ....
1:47 The Eta star in Aquarius isn’t named, but it’s situated among a host of other stars that all have names referring to good fortune, like the alpha star in Aquarius, which has a name that means “The Luckiest One of the King.” The beta star has a name that means “Luckiest of the Lucky,” and the gamma star is the “Lucky Star of Hidden Things or Hiding-places.” Then there’s the delta star in Aquarius, with the name Scheat, which means “a wish.” And that brings us back to the Meteor Shower, and the tradition of making wishes on falling stars. ....
At that point, i had already vacated the premises, probably out of the building within seven minutes after everything started. i know beyond telling people what happened, you want to let people know about your friends and co-workers who lost their lives and what they were like and honor them. every one of those people who were killed were the nicest people that you could know. they were great co-workers and would never harm a fly. and they were responsible, great people, government workers and contractors. i just cannot believe they were subjected to that violent, hosh horrible death that they had. me, i got lucky. it was my birthday. i consider myself the luckiest one that day, and my friend was the first luckiest. ....