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London Fire: Structural engineer is monitoring Grenfell Tower's stability after devastating blaze | London Fire: Structural engineer is monitoring Grenfell Tower's stability after devastating blaze |
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The London Fire Brigade says that a structural engineer is monitoring the stability of Grenfell Tower, the 24-storey residential block which was engulfed by a devastating fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning. | The London Fire Brigade says that a structural engineer is monitoring the stability of Grenfell Tower, the 24-storey residential block which was engulfed by a devastating fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning. |
The building has been described as safe for now, and firefighters continue to work inside. | |
"We have got a structural engineer, who in conjunction with my urban search and rescue advisor, is monitoring the stability of the building," London Fire Brigade Commissioner Dany Cotton said. | |
Follow our live blog on the Grenfell Tower fire here | |
"At the moment the building continues to be safe for our crews to go and work in." | |
Cotton also said crews had only reached as far as the 19th and 20th floors of the building so far. | |
People who escaped the 24-storey Grenfell Tower in north Kensington spoke of others, including children, screaming for help, some holding babies from windows and others jumping from their flats high above the ground. | |
Cotton said there had been a "number of fatalities" but could not say how many due to the size and complexity of the building. | |
She told reporters: "This is an unprecedented incident. | |
"In my 29 years of being a firefighter, I have never ever seen anything of this scale." | |
Here's what we know about the fire so far. |
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