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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 ....
hearing from them later in the programme. we will hearfrom karl mercer at a nearby mosque which opened its doors to help those in need tonight, who were evacuated from the tower block itself. alice has a different vantage point of the one i ve got now. firstly, i think we should hear from those affected most. people who tonight are counting themselves lucky to escape alive. people who lost their homes and in many cases, people who have lost just about everything and in many cases, people who have lostjust about everything they own. lostjust about everything they own. . . today lostjust about everything they own. today is the 14th ofjune. .. 2am, i was woken up by the siren noise. it was my son that woke me up. i think it was about 1:20am. and where were you? on the 17th floor. we grabbed them. we ran downstairs, it took us a solid four minutes to get out, just as i was entering the ground floor, the fire brigade was coming up. it was moving very fast. i cannot imagine, ....
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. around 70 people are being treated in six london hospitals, 18 of them are in a critical condition. in the us, a gunman opens fire on republican members of congress during a baseball practice in virginia. the attacker is killed by police officers. we are united in our shock. we are united in our anguish. we are united in our shock. we are united in ouranguish. an we are united in our shock. we are united in our anguish. an attack on one of us is an attack on all others. of us. 21 hours after this fire started in g ru nfeld 21 hours after this fire started in gru nfeld tower, the 21 hours after this fire started in grunfeld tower, the fire is still blazing. the fire service had been working tirelessly to put the fire out. they have managed to get a hydraulic crane imposition and they are firing water remotely into the upperfloors of are firing ....
it engulf the entire building in just minutes? so many questions and as yet no answers. stay with bbc news throughout the day. good afternoon from west london. firefighters say they are not expecting to find anyone else alive in this tower block, which is still smouldering, 36 hours after a massive fire tore through it. 17 people have been confirmed dead. but the london fire brigade chief says there are still unknown numbers of people in the building. friends and relatives of the missing are still desperately searching for news. 37 people remain in hospital, 17 are critical. this morning the prime minister and the leader of the opposition were here. the prime minister has announced there will be a full public inquiry. the queen paid tribute to the bravery of the hundreds of firefighters who battled against the flames. she also praised the incredible generosity of volunteers who ve poured in to this area offering help and support. richard lister with our first report ....