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premises. sadly, i can confirm that the number of people who have died is now 17, and we do believe that number will increase. for our colleagues within the health service, there is still a number of people receiving treatment in hospital. 30 people receiving treatment, several in critical care. like with blind yesterday, like weeks blind yesterday, the priority is identification of those missing. it will be wrong to get into numbers that i do believe our inaccurate, please get in touch with us. if you have reported somebody who was missing and you know they are safe and well, call the missing and you know they are safe and well, callthe number, so missing and you know they are safe and well, call the number, so that we can identify those we are still trying to find. my heart goes out to the family still trying to find love oi ies. the family still trying to find love ones. specially trained officers will be in touch with you to support you through this. it is going ....
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 ....
still unaccounted for, young and old, many of which were trapped on the upper floors of the building. jessica, she s still missing. going to be 13 next month. lovely little girl. bubbly personality. we just want her home. the local community have been leaving messages for loved ones as they try to come to terms with what happened. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a public inquiry has been ordered into the fire that devastated a residential block of flats in west london. 17 people are now known to have died. a senior police officer said the total would rise, but he hoped the number would not reach triple figures . many residents are missing, with whole families unaccounted for. during the day, fire crews have been searching the tower block, but they have warned it could take weeks to complete the work because the higherfloors need shoring up. our home editor mark easton has this report. slowly, inch by painstaking inch, fire officers continue their grim and dangero ....
in hospital this morning. and she will chair a special meeting this afternoon. we ll have all the latest developments from west london in a moment. the other headlines here on bbc news: a second soldier has died following the incident involving a tank, at an army firing range in pembrokeshire. the archbishop of canterbury is due to speak at a service of hope at southwark cathedral in honour of first responders, families and survivors of the london bridge attack. an eu source tells the bbc that next week s brexit talks will deal with citizens‘ rights and money issues before moving on to trade talks. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the number of people known to have died in the grenfell tower fire has risen to at least 30. police say they believe the final total will be higher. this morning the queen and prince william visited the scene, they went to a relief centre which has been helping victims of the fire. they spent time speaking to local residents, volunt ....
the prime minister visits survivors in hospital following criticism of her not meeting residents at the tower block yesterday. we are in west london where the number of people known to have died in the grenfell tower via has risen to at least 30. the police say they believe the highest total will be higher. there has been dramatic scenes outside kensington and chelsea town hall. protesters chanting we want justice chelsea town hall. protesters chanting we wantjustice and they briefly gained entry to the building where a scuffle drogue out. protesters chanting we wantjustice and bring them out. the bbc‘s dan johnson was at the scene as the protestors stormed the building. this crowd has been chanting noisily voicing their anger and their demands. the crowds now moving towards the doors of the town hall. that is the main entrance to the offices of kensington and chelsea borough. the blood trying to get into the council to make their point directly. people frustrated t ....