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 fire b
today and then announced a full public inquiry. we need to know what happened. we need to have an explanation of this. we owe that to the families, to the people who have lost loved ones, friends, and the homes in which they lived. they went in when others were running out how are the firefighters coping with what they re calling a once in a lifetime fire? we ll have the latest from here in west london in this extended programme. stay with bbc news throughout the day for all developments from our london correspondents from the scene at the london tower block fire. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six from west london. behind me, grenfell tower its 2a storeys now just a charred shell. once home to hundreds of people today it s an ugly reminder of a tragedy that many people around here believe could have been avoided. the scale of that tragedy is becoming much clearer. seventeen people are now confirmed dead but the police believe the final figure will be hig
jessica is a 12 year old vibrant young girl who will be turning 13 next month. she s a lovely little girl with a bubbly personality. we are just worried and concerned about her and we just want her home. in the local community the profound shock and grief are still evident, but there s growing anger and a demand for answers. at the moment, we re grieving but there s a bubbling anger underneath and we do want to see someone held accountable for this. the prime minister made a private visit to the scene and later announced the public inquiry into the disaster. we need to know what happened. we need to have an explanation of this. we owe that to the families, to the people who have lost loved ones, friends, and the homes in which they lived. and we ll be reporting on the work of the fire fighters and what they ve had to face in the past 48 hours. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news india have reached the icc champions trophy final after thrashing bangladesh. they ll mee
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