Huge fire at West London tower block
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l have a fear that there are going to be quite a few fatalities.:(
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I'm sure there will be many lives lost, and some of them will be children. Lots of families lived there.
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Terrible. Sadly it's inconceivable that many lives haven't been lost here in the most appalling manner. With the exterior of the building so extensively damaged I'd have thought the cladding applied to it might be a factor in that but we're obviously going to have to wait for the experts to confirm what caused the fire, why it spread so rapidly and why, according to witnesses, the block's fire alarms failed.
Let's hope this doesn't turn out to be as big a tragedy as it's starting to look. Thoughts and prayers for all those who've died, lost loved ones and been injured. |
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Six people have been confirmed dead after a huge fire raged through the night at a west London tower block, and police expect that number to rise.:(
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40269625 |
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Look at this blog from November from tenants in the building: https://grenfellactiongroup.wordpres...ing-with-fire/ Quote:
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We lived for many years on the 11th (top) floor of a block of flats. It was overclad after a few years. Many pointed out that the material could burn and act as a chimney taking any fire quickly up the outside, burning through the plastic frames of the new double glazing.
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Sadly but typically, with the flames still burning, Ken Livingstone just couldn't help bringing Boris Johnson into the debate this morning before knowing the facts about what's happened and the extent of any factors which may have exacerbated the disaster. There'll be time enough for us to judge all that but it isn't now. |
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If you watch the video on this page you have to wonder how more have not died. :(
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-engl...t-london-flats The water being sprayed just looks hopelessly unlikely to do anything. |
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So very sad to see this on the news this morning, What a terrible thing to happen and how many more flats refurbished with this material, God Help them
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12 people been confirmed dead now.:(
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Those blocks by their nature should keep the fire contained in the flat. However that didn't happen and much like that building fire in Dubai recently it looked just like that with the fire reaching up and round the building in mere minutes. So whether it was the cladding or the material underneath it will of course be investigated. I also heard a resident and witness state that it was his neighbour on the 4th floor, whose fridge caught fire. I fear the death toll will rise by a large number once the building is fully searched. |
You cannot even imagine the thoughts that went through parents minds as they dropped there precious children from high up, and hoping they had a slim chance of being caught.
Huge respect for those who ran to try and catch them. I hope all survived 😦 ---------- Post added at 21:49 ---------- Previous post was at 21:42 ---------- Having heard the policy is to stay put, this needs reviewing. As for the way the fire spread so fast on the outside of the building, I can see people doing a lengthy prison term. Then there are the emergency services whom ran into hell on earth, respect. As the guy from Manchester said "Were supposed to be a divided county, like hell" It's amazing watching the response from people supplying all the people who have lost everything with things to get them back on their feet. Especially the little girl given a teday bear which she will treasure for a long time. |
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