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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
to reach the upper floors because of intense 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 have been taking shelter in nearby community centres, some are still looking for missing relatives. she said we can t do it because the smoke is killing her, the smoke is coming. the smoke is coming through the doors, she s keep covering it but. it s everywhere. and that was the last time we heard from her. there s no word yet on the cause of the blaze. residents say they had raised concerns about fire safety in the block. dozens of people are being treated in london s hospitals, 18 are said to be in a critical condition. the block had recently been refurbished. ministers have ordered urgent checks on buildings where similar work has been carried out. stay with bbc news throughout the evening for all the developments from our corresponden
for missing relatives. and she said, we cannot do it because the smoke is killing us, smoke is coming! it is everywhere. that was the last thing i heard from her. there s no word yet on the cause of the blaze. residents say they had raised concerns about fire safety in the block. around 70 people are being treated in six london hospitals, 18 of them are in a critical condition. the block had recently been refurbished. ministers have ordered urgent checks on buildings where similar work has been carried out. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. many people remain unaccounted for tonight in west london after a 2a storey tower block in north kensington was destroyed by fire. police have confirmed 12 people dead so far, but that figure is expected to rise significantly as the emergency services deal with what they say is a complex recovery operation. grenfell tower was home to as many as 600 residents and some of them had repeatedly raised concerns about fire safety in recent
night was unprecedented in its size and scale. at least 12 people are known to have died but that figure is likely to rise. newsnight‘s david grossman has spent the day at the scene. the first call to the fire brigade was just before 1am. this the first call to the fire brigade wasjust before 1am. this man the first call to the fire brigade was just before 1am. this man was there and filmed what he and his friends saw. when i got there, one fire engine wasjust friends saw. when i got there, one fire engine was just arriving and unloading. they grabbed an axe from the back and i could see people. i went to the second floor to the corridors. i helped them out. it was smoky on the second floor. as i was coming out, the fire brigade coming up coming out, the fire brigade coming up through the front entrance. georgia clarke is a key architect and tv presenter. i could not believe what i saw. the whole thing was on fire. i assume that it started on the other side which i cannot s