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| Grenfell Tower fire: fears of people trapped as major blaze engulfs London apartment block – latest | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 3.47am BST | |
| 03:47 | |
| An eyewitness who gave his name as Rio told Sky News UK he could see the fire from his kitchen window. He had been alerted to the blaze by the sound of distant smoke alarms. | |
| It began on one side of the building but has engulfed the block in the last two hours, stretching from the second floor to the top. Rio said fire fighters could not physically reach the upper floors of the block from their trucks. | |
| London Ambulance says it has sent a “number of resources” to the scene, including its specialist Hazardous Area Response Team of medics who specialise in providing medical care in hazardous environments. | |
| We have sent a number of resources to this incident including @LAS_HART More information will follow when we have it #NorthKensington https://t.co/ivlwgydZDT | |
| Reports that people are trapped inside the building have not yet been confirmed by authorities. | |
| 3.40am BST | |
| 03:40 | |
| Grenfell Tower on fire outside my flat. Never experienced such terror in my life. Hope everyone is safe. pic.twitter.com/x5gJin5Ltl | |
| 3.37am BST | |
| 03:37 | |
| Kasia Madera, a presenter with BBC World News, says smoke is visible from Hammersmith. The Westway A40 is now closed in both directions, with a “huge plume of smoke” reaching across it from the site of the “enormous fire” on Latimer Road. There are lots of helicopters overhead, she says. | |
| The London Fire Brigade has tweeted, in the last 20 minutes, that crews are continuing to work hard at the tower block fire, which is from the second to top floor of the 27-storey building. (However, the architects who renovated the building have put it at 24 storeys – we’ll clarify as soon as we know for sure.) | |
| Crews continue to work hard at tower block fire in #NorthKensington Fire is from 2nd to top floor of 27 storey building pic.twitter.com/lAwhZl6Jf3 | |
| 3.30am BST | |
| 03:30 | |
| More footage of the blaze. | |
| 3.23am BST | |
| 03:23 | |
| While this is a developing story, from photos and videos of the blaze posted to social media, it is clear that the fire at Grenfell Tower is serious, with flames engulfing the 24-storey building. | |
| Celeste Thomas, who lives across the road from the building, has been tweeting from the scene as firefighters struggle to bring the enormous blaze under control. She says she saw falling debris and could hear damage from inside. | |
| West London, Latimer Road, right now. Struggling to bring fire under control. 🙁 pic.twitter.com/Ukih8cCI49 | |
| Thomas tweeted that “hundreds” of people were outside the building, among them residents and families trying to find each other. Police were moving crowds away from the building to allow ambulances drive through. | |
| She said she had been asked by police to go inside her home, across the road from the apartment block: “Fire spread and not yet showing signs of coming under control. ... Smoke turned darker now.” | |
| Forty fire engines had been at the scene for over an hour, said Thomas. | |
| #WestLondon #LatimerRoad #GrenfellTower #W11 #Fire pic.twitter.com/3NePgkDcR3 | |
| View from the bedroom. Cracking heard as floors collapse. #WestLondon #LatimerRoad #GrenfellTower #Fire pic.twitter.com/Gnjm9bw7kp | |
| 3.08am BST | 3.08am BST |
| 03:08 | 03:08 |
| Huge fire breaks out in 24-storey Grenfell Tower | Huge fire breaks out in 24-storey Grenfell Tower |
| Elle Hunt | Elle Hunt |
| A block of flats in London is on fire, with people reportedly trapped inside. | A block of flats in London is on fire, with people reportedly trapped inside. |
| Forty fire engines and 200 firefighters are battling the blaze at the Lancaster West Estate tower block, a 24-storey building in Latimer Road in White City. | Forty fire engines and 200 firefighters are battling the blaze at the Lancaster West Estate tower block, a 24-storey building in Latimer Road in White City. |
| The Metropolitan police were called to the apartment building at 1.15am on Wednesday, and officers and the London Ambulance Service have joined London Fire Brigade at the scene. An evacuation process is underway. | The Metropolitan police were called to the apartment building at 1.15am on Wednesday, and officers and the London Ambulance Service have joined London Fire Brigade at the scene. An evacuation process is underway. |
| Police said two people were being treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, but reports from the scene suggest people are trapped inside their homes. More than 200 people live in the block. | Police said two people were being treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, but reports from the scene suggest people are trapped inside their homes. More than 200 people live in the block. |
| We’ll be reporting updates as we receive them. | We’ll be reporting updates as we receive them. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.09am BST | at 3.09am BST |