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| London fire: Met confirms 17 dead with further fatalities expected – latest updates | London fire: Met confirms 17 dead with further fatalities expected – latest updates |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 12.10pm BST | |
| 12:10 | |
| Here’s a gallery of the latest images of the fire and its aftermath. | |
| 12.00pm BST | |
| 12:00 | |
| Corbyn visits the scene | |
| Jeremy Corbyn has also visited the scene of the fire. He was photographed talking to Matt Wrack of the Fire Brigades Union. | |
| 11.41am BST | |
| 11:41 | |
| Caroline Davies | |
| Here’s what we know about those people still missing. | |
| Khadija Saye | |
| Saye, 24, is a photographer who recently exhibited her work at the Venice Biennale, and is believed to have been living in a flat with her mother, Mary Mendy. David Lammy, MP for Tottenham, a friend, has appealed for information, tweeting to say the young photographer was a “dear friend, a beautiful soul and emerging artist”. | |
| Saye was last heard from at 3am when she messaged on Facebook that she was unable to get out of the flat as the smoke was so thick. | |
| Mary Mendy, 53, has been registered as living in the tower block for at least 20 years. She is believed to have been living on the 17th floor of the building. | |
| Jessica Urbano | |
| Jessica, 12, lived on the 20th floor and became separated from her family. Ana Ospina, a makeup artist, said she had visited a number of hospitals trying to find out about her niece. She was also reported to have been put into an ambulance. Another aunt, Sandra, told the Mirror “somebody gave her a phone and she rang her mum at 1.29am and at 1.39am”. She was believed to be a with a group of people on the fire stairs. | |
| Farah Hamdan, her husband Omar Belkadi and six-month-old daughter Leena Belkadi | |
| The family, including two other children who have since been found, were on the 20th floor. Farah called her sister at around 1am. She was told by the family to leave, but said she had been told to “stay put”. Her cousin, Adel Chaoui, said the two children found were in hospital, but one was in a coma. “No one knows what will happen. The other one is traumatised and sedated but otherwise OK.” | |
| Mariem Elgwahry | |
| Friends appealed for information about the 27-year-old, who is believed to have been living on the 19th floor. One woman posted she had last been heard from at 2.30am and was with her mother when she called. According to records, a man called Ahmed Elgwahry was also living in the property. | |
| Abdulaziz Wahabi, wife Faouzia, and children Nurhouda, Yassin and Medhi | |
| All lived on the 21st floor of the tower, according to Wahabi’s sister, Hana, who spoke to him on the night. “He said he had been told to stay inside, stay in one room together and put towels under the door. I told him to leave.” But he said there was too much smoke. “The last time I saw him they were waving out the window. The last time I spoke to his wife, he was on the phone to the fire brigade.” | |
| Ali Yawar Jafari | |
| His son, Hamid Ali Jafari, appealed on Twitter for information. He said the 82-year-old was living on the 10th floor of the building. He said his father had lost contact with his mother and sister who lived with him. “He was with my mother and sister in the lift and she said the lift stopped on the 10th floor and he said there was too much smoke and he couldn’t breathe and he got out of the lift and then the door shut and it didn’t stop again till the ground floor,” he told the Telegraph. | |
| Mohamednur Tucca | |
| He is missing along with his wife Amalahmedin and his three-year-old daughter after visiting relatives. His manager, Mike Morgan, chief executive of the Soho-based PR agency the Red Consultancy, told Sky News: “Mo is part of the family. He will have been with us for 10 years next month and is due to be awarded his decade milestone. We all just want to hear he is OK.” | |
| Gloria Trevisan and Marco Gottardi | |
| The young Italian couple recently moved into the 23rd floor of the block. “I don’t have news from them since last night and their mobile phones are off,” Gottardi’s cousin wrote on Facebook. “I’m praying to God they make it out safely.” Trevisan, 26, called her mother in Italy at roughly 3.30am to say their building was ablaze, according to the Italian newspaper Corriere del Veneto. They have not been heard from since. | |
| Raymond “Moses” Bernard | |
| A family friend told the Press Association that Raymond Bernard, 65, known to friends as Moses, was missing. He was registered at flat 201, along with Karen Bernard, 53. They had lived there since at least 2003. | |
| Rania Ibrham | |
| Believed to be the mother of two small children, aged three and five, the 30-year-old uploaded a Facebook Live video as she appeared to be stuck at the top of the tower block, and has not been heard from by friends since. In the footage, she can be seen seeking help in the smoke-filled corridor before going back into her home and looking down on the street below from her balcony. Her husband was reportedly not at home because he is on holiday. | |
| Hesham Rahman | |
| Noha Baghdady shared a picture of her brother Hesham Rahman, 57, on social media, saying he lived on the 20th floor. His nephews were searching hospitals. Sky News reported that his last contact with family was at around 3am when he told them he could smell smoke. He reportedly has diabetes, making it difficult for him to walk down stairs. | |
| Dennis Murphy | |
| Stevan Racz shared a post seeking information about his uncle Dennis Murphy, who he said had called while trapped on the 14th floor of the building. “We haven’t heard anything since.” | |
| Tony Disson | |
| His son Lee Disson posted on Facebook to say: “If anyone has seen my dad, Tony Disson, could they let us know.” He is believed to have been living in flat 194. Another relative tweeted: “My cousin is desperate to trace his dad. Tony Disson. He lived on the 10th floor. We are hearing terrible news from neighbours.” The 66-year-old lived with his wife Cordelia. | |
| Mohamed “Saber” Neda | |
| A friend of Neda, Ariana Neumann Rodger, posted on Facebook that “his family are severely injured and in hospital and desperate to find out where he is”. Zia Popal, who described him as his uncle, posted: “He was on the top floor of the building trying to help [people] and went missing since.” He added that none of the hospitals had him registered. | |
| Zainab Dean | |
| Francis Dean, 47, said his sister Zainab had called him to say firefighters had instructed her to remain in her 14th-floor flat, with her two-year-old son Jeremiah. That was in the early hours of Wednesday. He said he feared the worst. | |
| Sheila Smith | |
| Adam Smith appealed for information about his 84-year-old mother, Sheila. She is believed to have been living at flat 132 in the building. | |
| Nadia Choucair | |
| Council records showed that Nadia and Malak Choucair were living in flat 193. Nadia, 33, worked as a nursery officer at the Avondale Park primary school. She is understood to have lived on one of the top floors with her husband, three daughters and mother-in-law. A resident, called Hulya, who lives close by told the Telegraph: “Nadia’s daughter rang a friend saying: ‘I don’t think I’m going to make it.’ It’s heartbreaking.” | |
| Nura Jamel | |
| Friends said she had contacted them from the building as the fire took hold. According to records, Jamel was living at flat 192. Hibo Yussuf, 35, a friend of the missing woman, told the Telegraph: “We’ve heard that Nura’s daughter is in hospital but hasn’t been able to get hold of her mum. Nura called one of her friends to say: ‘Forgive me, the fire is here, I’m dying.’” | |
| Updated | |
| at 12.06pm BST | |
| 11.26am BST | 11.26am BST |
| 11:26 | 11:26 |
| Sarah Marsh | Sarah Marsh |
| Adel Chaoui from London is desperately looking for his cousin Farah Hamdan, her husband Omar Belkadi and their six-month-old daughter Leena Belkadi. | Adel Chaoui from London is desperately looking for his cousin Farah Hamdan, her husband Omar Belkadi and their six-month-old daughter Leena Belkadi. |
| The family, including two other children who have since been found, were on the 20th floor of Grenfell Tower when the fire happened. | The family, including two other children who have since been found, were on the 20th floor of Grenfell Tower when the fire happened. |
| Chaoui said his family were being kept in the dark about what was happening and called for authorities to give out more information. He said: “I was trawling hospitals and yesterday morning I found two of Farah’s children in St Mary’s. It’s not because authorities contacted us but because we begged and cajoled a nurse who took pity and said there was a child upstairs who matched our description.” | Chaoui said his family were being kept in the dark about what was happening and called for authorities to give out more information. He said: “I was trawling hospitals and yesterday morning I found two of Farah’s children in St Mary’s. It’s not because authorities contacted us but because we begged and cajoled a nurse who took pity and said there was a child upstairs who matched our description.” |
| He added: “When we went we noticed that her sibling was a few beds down. No one even knew they were related … Police are not identifying people … they are using protocols for terrorist incidents to manage civil disaster. ” | He added: “When we went we noticed that her sibling was a few beds down. No one even knew they were related … Police are not identifying people … they are using protocols for terrorist incidents to manage civil disaster. ” |
| Chaoui said the two children they had found in hospital were safe but one was desperately ill in a coma. “No one knows what will happen. The other one is traumatised and sedated but otherwise OK.” | Chaoui said the two children they had found in hospital were safe but one was desperately ill in a coma. “No one knows what will happen. The other one is traumatised and sedated but otherwise OK.” |
| Farah called her sister at about 1am asking what to do as the fire engulfed the tower block. She was told by family to leave but said she had been told to “stay put”. | Farah called her sister at about 1am asking what to do as the fire engulfed the tower block. She was told by family to leave but said she had been told to “stay put”. |
| Chaoui says he is not sure who gave this advice to his cousin. He thinks they eventually tried to get out. “We just need the police to start sharing information with relatives,” he said. | Chaoui says he is not sure who gave this advice to his cousin. He thinks they eventually tried to get out. “We just need the police to start sharing information with relatives,” he said. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.34am BST | at 11.34am BST |
| 11.21am BST | 11.21am BST |
| 11:21 | 11:21 |
| Lisa O'Carroll | Lisa O'Carroll |
| Experts believe the void between the cladding on Grenfell Tower and the fabric of the building may have acted like “a chimney”, helping the rapid spread of the fire on the outside of the building. | Experts believe the void between the cladding on Grenfell Tower and the fabric of the building may have acted like “a chimney”, helping the rapid spread of the fire on the outside of the building. |
| The forensic architect Chris Miers told the trade magazine Construction Enquirer: “I was surprised to see the extent of fire and its rapid spread. The risk is if the void is not adequately subdivided it would act as a chimney.” | The forensic architect Chris Miers told the trade magazine Construction Enquirer: “I was surprised to see the extent of fire and its rapid spread. The risk is if the void is not adequately subdivided it would act as a chimney.” |
| The magazine reports that the building was clad with “Aluminium Composite Material cassette rainscreen. This consists of two thin aluminium sheets sandwiching a core material. The panels are available with polyethylene or less flammable mineral cores. | The magazine reports that the building was clad with “Aluminium Composite Material cassette rainscreen. This consists of two thin aluminium sheets sandwiching a core material. The panels are available with polyethylene or less flammable mineral cores. |
| “The cladding system employs a void behind the panel to vent moisture. An intumescent strip is designed to be installed at regular intervals to expand in the event of fire to become a cavity barrier.” | “The cladding system employs a void behind the panel to vent moisture. An intumescent strip is designed to be installed at regular intervals to expand in the event of fire to become a cavity barrier.” |
| Experts including Miers have said the cladding will have had limited combustibility and fire safety regulations require a firebreak to exist horizontally between floors up to and including the cladding to prevent fire jumping levels. | Experts including Miers have said the cladding will have had limited combustibility and fire safety regulations require a firebreak to exist horizontally between floors up to and including the cladding to prevent fire jumping levels. |
| Construction Enquirer is also reporting that the cladding contractor Harley Curtain Wall and contractor Rydon, which were responsible for the cladding on Grenfell Tower, also delivered a bigger project on the Chalcot Estate in north London where five blocks were reclad. | Construction Enquirer is also reporting that the cladding contractor Harley Curtain Wall and contractor Rydon, which were responsible for the cladding on Grenfell Tower, also delivered a bigger project on the Chalcot Estate in north London where five blocks were reclad. |
| Harley Curtain Wall went into administration shortly after the Kensington refurbishment and Rydon has said “all required building control, fire regulation and health and safety standards” were met. | Harley Curtain Wall went into administration shortly after the Kensington refurbishment and Rydon has said “all required building control, fire regulation and health and safety standards” were met. |
| “In the UK cladding has to be of limited combustibility. I’m sure it will be questioned what exactly this means and what these types of cladding systems are adding to the fire load of a building,” Russ Timpson of the tall building fire safety network told Construction Inquirer. | “In the UK cladding has to be of limited combustibility. I’m sure it will be questioned what exactly this means and what these types of cladding systems are adding to the fire load of a building,” Russ Timpson of the tall building fire safety network told Construction Inquirer. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.27am BST | at 11.27am BST |
| 11.15am BST | 11.15am BST |
| 11:15 | 11:15 |
| Here are the main points of the press conference: | Here are the main points of the press conference: |
| 17 people are now confirmed dead. The number is expected to rise. | 17 people are now confirmed dead. The number is expected to rise. |
| Sniffer dogs will be sent in to search for bodies. | Sniffer dogs will be sent in to search for bodies. |
| The search operation is expected to take weeks. | The search operation is expected to take weeks. |
| Internal shoring will be built inside the tower to make it safe for the search to take place. | Internal shoring will be built inside the tower to make it safe for the search to take place. |
| Here’s audio of that press conference. | Here’s audio of that press conference. |
| 11.08am BST | 11.08am BST |
| 11:08 | 11:08 |
| Cundy said it was too early to say whether the refurbishment project on the tower had anything to do with the fire. | Cundy said it was too early to say whether the refurbishment project on the tower had anything to do with the fire. |
| He urged concerned families to call 0800 0961 233. | He urged concerned families to call 0800 0961 233. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.23am BST | at 11.23am BST |
| 11.05am BST | 11.05am BST |
| 11:05 | 11:05 |
| Cundy said the search and rescue operation was going to take a long time. He said there was nothing to suggest the fire had anything to do with terrorism. | Cundy said the search and rescue operation was going to take a long time. He said there was nothing to suggest the fire had anything to do with terrorism. |
| He could not give figures on the number of people missing. | He could not give figures on the number of people missing. |
| Cotton said the search operation could take weeks. The upper floors are expected to be especially challenging, she said. | Cotton said the search operation could take weeks. The upper floors are expected to be especially challenging, she said. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.21am BST | at 11.21am BST |
| 11.01am BST | 11.01am BST |
| 11:01 | 11:01 |
| 17 confirmed dead | 17 confirmed dead |
| The fire commissioner, Dany Cotton, is giving another press briefing. She confirms plans to deploy search and rescue teams to the building. Internal shoring will take place to make sure the building is safe to search, she said. | The fire commissioner, Dany Cotton, is giving another press briefing. She confirms plans to deploy search and rescue teams to the building. Internal shoring will take place to make sure the building is safe to search, she said. |
| Sniffer dogs will be sent in before firefighters, she said. | Sniffer dogs will be sent in before firefighters, she said. |
| The rescue work will take many days. | The rescue work will take many days. |
| The Met police commander Stuart Cundy said 17 people had been killed. That number is set to increase, he said. | The Met police commander Stuart Cundy said 17 people had been killed. That number is set to increase, he said. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.21am BST | at 11.21am BST |
| 10.57am BST | 10.57am BST |
| 10:57 | 10:57 |
| The fire minster Nick Hurd is due to give a statement in the grand committee room of the House of Commons at 1.30pm, the Speakers Office has confirmed, according Andy Bell from 5 News. | The fire minster Nick Hurd is due to give a statement in the grand committee room of the House of Commons at 1.30pm, the Speakers Office has confirmed, according Andy Bell from 5 News. |
| Gov statement on #GrenfellTower by fire minister Nick Hurd at 130 in Grand Committee Room Speaker's office confirms | Gov statement on #GrenfellTower by fire minister Nick Hurd at 130 in Grand Committee Room Speaker's office confirms |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.09am BST | at 11.09am BST |
| 10.54am BST | 10.54am BST |
| 10:54 | 10:54 |
| Theresa May is facing growing criticism for failing to meet residents during her visit to the scene. | Theresa May is facing growing criticism for failing to meet residents during her visit to the scene. |
| Theresa May makes "private" visit to Grenfell Tower, still hiding, still avoiding difficult questions, does she really think we don't know. | Theresa May makes "private" visit to Grenfell Tower, still hiding, still avoiding difficult questions, does she really think we don't know. |
| So deeply saddened you refuse to meet #Grenfell residents, eh? What is it, guilty conscience, Theresa May? #GrenfellTower https://t.co/rXMSXs5fgR | So deeply saddened you refuse to meet #Grenfell residents, eh? What is it, guilty conscience, Theresa May? #GrenfellTower https://t.co/rXMSXs5fgR |
| 1/2 Disgusting that Theresa May visits site of #Grenfell fire, talks to emergency services, but refuses to meet residents and volunteers. | 1/2 Disgusting that Theresa May visits site of #Grenfell fire, talks to emergency services, but refuses to meet residents and volunteers. |
| Theresa May at Grenfell tower today. Maybe she'd have gained more understanding meeting firefighters in the first image rather than the 2nd. pic.twitter.com/BWtQATbQDg | Theresa May at Grenfell tower today. Maybe she'd have gained more understanding meeting firefighters in the first image rather than the 2nd. pic.twitter.com/BWtQATbQDg |