and extended duration breathing apparatus have been working in extremely challenging and very difficult conditions to rescue people and to bring this major fire under control. the building contains 120 flats. residents have been describing the horrifying scene they woke up to. residents were at the window, help me. help me. you can see the fire going into the last room that they re in and just engulfing their whole apartment. the met police have set up a casualty bureau for concerned friends and family members. the phone number is: 0800 0961233. hello. good morning. this is north kensington in london and behind me about 250 meters away is grenfell tower or in fact what remains of g re nfell tower. tower or in fact what remains of grenfell tower. you can see perhaps in the bottom left of your picture water from the fire service from the emergency services still, still being projected on to the tower. this is what, eight hours after the fire began. certainly eight hours after
it s thursday, 15 june. on breakfast today: we ll bring you the latest on the fire and we ll be asking how such a tragedy could have struck in the heart of the capital. also this morning: reports in the us that the man investigating russia s involvement in the american presidential election is looking at whether president trump attempted to obstruct justice. the days of coming home to a big mobile bill after a european holiday should now be over. from today roaming charges are being dropped across the eu. i ll have all the details shortly. in sport, england s hopes of winning the champions trophy are over. eoin morgan s men were favourites to win the tournament but they were thrashed by pakistan in their semi final in cardiff by eight wickets. after eight muggy start it will be fresh with a mix of sunshine and showers. i will have a full forecast in about 15 minutes. good morning. i m in west london where almost 30 hours after fire swept through the grenfell tower behind me.
of the building tells this programme he has serious concerns about the recent refurbishment. that raises real questions about the fire safety checks that were in place to stop families getting hurt. also, firefighters have worked through the night to dampen ablaze, although some parts of the building on the upper floors remain alight. the fire brigade say the tower block is not structurally safe for them to enter in some places. meanwhile, local people continue to offer help to those left destitute and homeless, this is where the relief effort is being co ordinated, and as you can see, there are piles of clothes and toys that people have donated. we have also donated some money, given money to families, darren withdrew £1000 from his account, and we have been giving families £100 just to see them over the next couple of days. good morning from north kensington. this morning we are at the westway sports centre on one of their basketball courts. you might be able to hear the
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
ordered a full public inquiry, saying people deserved answers about why the blaze spread so rapidly. 17 people are known to have died at grenfell tower in north kensington. our correspondent katie razzall has spent thursday in the shadow of grenfell tower, speaking to people who have lost loved ones, and others whose friends and family members are still missing. yesterday about afternoon we were accommodated. that s where i live, 571. until the accommodated. that s where i live, 571. untilthe early accommodated. that s where i live, 571. until the early hours of wednesday morning, this man lived in g re nfell tower. wednesday morning, this man lived in grenfell tower. now his home is a hotel. he s haunted by what he saw that night and the neighbours he believes just can t have survived. that night and the neighbours he believesjust can t have survivedlj know for a fact they died and they are missing yet and being inside the building for this many hours, of course you are no