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| Grenfell Tower fire: At least 17 dead with more fatalities expected, says Met Police | Grenfell Tower fire: At least 17 dead with more fatalities expected, says Met Police |
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| At least 17 people have died in the Grenfell Tower fire, but the death toll is still expected to rise, the Metropolitan Police have said. | At least 17 people have died in the Grenfell Tower fire, but the death toll is still expected to rise, the Metropolitan Police have said. |
| Commander Stuart Cundy said 17 people remain in critical condition and police are working to identify and locate those who are still missing. | |
| Specialist urban search and rescue teams are being brought in to make the 24-storey tower block safe in north Kensington to allow firefighters and the police to carry out investigations. | Specialist urban search and rescue teams are being brought in to make the 24-storey tower block safe in north Kensington to allow firefighters and the police to carry out investigations. |
| Search dogs will also be used to help locate the missing in the wreckage. | Search dogs will also be used to help locate the missing in the wreckage. |
| Commander Stuart Cundy, of the Metropolitan Police, said: "Sadly I can confirm that the number of people who have died is now 17. | Commander Stuart Cundy, of the Metropolitan Police, said: "Sadly I can confirm that the number of people who have died is now 17. |
| "We do believe that that number will sadly increase." | "We do believe that that number will sadly increase." |
| Speaking from the scene, as family and friends of Grenfell residents continued the desperate search for information about the whereabouts of their loved ones, Mr Cundy said: "There are still a number of people who are receiving treatment in hospital. | |
| "There are 37 people receiving treatment, of which 17 are still in critical care. | |
| "Like we explained yesterday, our absolute priority for all of us is about identifying and locating those people that are still missing. | |
| "It would be wrong for me to get into numbers that I do not believe are accurate." | |
| The flats were home to between 400 and 600 people, community leaders said. | |
| Detective Chief Inspector Matt Bonner has been appointed to lead the investigation, Mr Cundy added. | |
| London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton said: "This will be a detailed fingertip search. | London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton said: "This will be a detailed fingertip search. |
| "Obviously this will be a very slow and painstaking process." | "Obviously this will be a very slow and painstaking process." |
| Many people are still missing and firefighters face hazardous conditions as they search the building's charred carcass. | Many people are still missing and firefighters face hazardous conditions as they search the building's charred carcass. |
| Smoke continued to rise from the shell of the tower on Thursday morning, more than a day after fire engulfed the building in the early hours and turned it into an inferno. | Smoke continued to rise from the shell of the tower on Thursday morning, more than a day after fire engulfed the building in the early hours and turned it into an inferno. |
| Firefighters rescued 65 people from the building. | Firefighters rescued 65 people from the building. |
| More than £1 million has been raised to help those affected by the fire, while volunteers and charities helped feed and shelter people who could not return to their homes overnight. | |
| A wall of condolence was put up near the scene, with photographs showing dozens of messages left for loved ones. | |
| Prime Minister Theresa May has promised a "proper investigation" after the building went up in flames amid growing concerns about how the blaze could have spread so rapidly. |