Grenfell Tower Fire Update
12 people have been confirmed dead in the tragic inferno - a rise from the initial six reported dead.
Muslims who were awake for Ramadan have been hailed as heroes after helping to save their sleeping neighbours from the horrific fire in Grenfell Tower. Residents who had stayed up for Suhur - the meal between 1-2am before Muslims begin fasting again - saw the inferno break out just before 1am. Muslims told of how they smelled smoke in the early hours of Wednesday morning and began running around, frantically banging on people's doors to wake them up. They were dubbed a 'lifeline' in helping to get people out of their flats, amid reports that fire alarms and sprinklers were not working in the west London block.
Fears that new cladding made Grenfell Tower 'light up like a matchstick': First bodies are removed from building as 12 are confirmed dead and dozens missing amid chilling warning that 'nobody on top three floors survived'
The rain-proof cladding was installed at the tower in White City, west London, in May 2016 as part of a £10million refurbishment but claims say it helped the fire spread quickly from the fourth to 27th floor. The concerns have circulated as it is confirmed 12 people were killed in the blaze and dozens are missing with residents saying that 'nobody on the top three floors have survived'. Planning documents have revealed the cladding was added so the tower would be more visually pleasing when seen from the nearby flats in neighbouring affluent suburbs. Checks are to be carried out on tower blocks going through similar refurbishment to Grenfell Tower, policing and fire minister Nick Hurd has said. Today bodies were strewn through the charred block including in its lobby and undertakers were seen removing the dead in a delicate and treacherous recovery operation set to last several days. A series of blunders are being blamed for the disaster with residents claiming there were no working fire alarms, no sprinklers and the only staircase leading to safety was blocked. Those who managed to flee said it was 'like hell on earth' inside as they scrambled over dead bodies in scenes akin to 9/11. Petrified residents were seen throwing themselves and their children out of windows to avoid being burned to death - others made ropes by tying bed sheets together or used them as makeshift parachutes and jumped.
Muslims who were still awake in the small hours after staying up to break their Ramadan fast are hailed as heroes after helping to save sleeping neighbours' lives in Grenfell Tower inferno
Muslims who were awake for Ramadan have been hailed as heroes after helping to save their sleeping neighbours from the horrific fire in Grenfell Tower. Residents who had stayed up for Suhur - the meal between 1-2am before Muslims begin fasting again - saw the inferno break out just before 1am. Muslims told of how they smelled smoke in the early hours of Wednesday morning and began running around, frantically banging on people's doors to wake them up. They were dubbed a 'lifeline' in helping to get people out of their flats, amid reports that fire alarms and sprinklers were not working in the west London block.
- Credit: Daily Mail
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