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Grenfell Tower: Fire started in Hotpoint fridge freezer, say police Grenfell Tower: Fire started in Hotpoint fridge freezer, say police
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The Grenfell Tower fire in London started in a fridge freezer, and outside cladding failed safety tests, police say.The Grenfell Tower fire in London started in a fridge freezer, and outside cladding failed safety tests, police say.
Insulation on the building also failed tests and the Metropolitan Police will consider manslaughter charges.Insulation on the building also failed tests and the Metropolitan Police will consider manslaughter charges.
Seventy-nine people are feared dead after the blaze destroyed 151 homes in the Kensington tower block.Seventy-nine people are feared dead after the blaze destroyed 151 homes in the Kensington tower block.
Police said the fire had not been started deliberately. The government has ordered immediate testing of the Hotpoint fridge freezer which was involved.
Whirlpool, who owns Hotpoint, has urged anyone who thinks they may own one of the appliances of the model FF175BP or FF175BG to call 0800 316 3826.
It said: "We offer our most profound condolences to the victims, those who have lost loved ones, homes, and possessions, and to their friends and families."
It said it was working with the authorities to obtain access to the appliance so that it could assist with the ongoing investigations.
Det Sup Fiona McCormack said she wanted to hear about anyone who was in the tower, whether or not they were meant to be in the building.Det Sup Fiona McCormack said she wanted to hear about anyone who was in the tower, whether or not they were meant to be in the building.
She said: "I do not want there to be any victims of this tragedy that we do not know about.She said: "I do not want there to be any victims of this tragedy that we do not know about.
"Our priority is to understand who was in Grenfell Tower. We are not interested in people's reasons for being in Grenfell Tower.""Our priority is to understand who was in Grenfell Tower. We are not interested in people's reasons for being in Grenfell Tower."
The fridge freezer the fire started in was a Hotpoint FF175BP model. Police say the manufacturers have been told, as well as the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Policy. Police said the fire had not been started deliberately.
Further tests were being done on the appliance, they said, and the fridge freezer had never been subject to a product recall.
Some 250 specialist investigators have been deployed to find out what happened.Some 250 specialist investigators have been deployed to find out what happened.
Det Sup McCormack said police had been in the tower "from top to bottom" adding that next week a lift would be installed to the outside of the building.Det Sup McCormack said police had been in the tower "from top to bottom" adding that next week a lift would be installed to the outside of the building.
But she did say the forensic search "may not be complete until the end of the year".But she did say the forensic search "may not be complete until the end of the year".
"There is a terrible reality that we may not find or identify everyone who died due to the intense heat.""There is a terrible reality that we may not find or identify everyone who died due to the intense heat."
Preliminary tests on the samples of insulation showed it burned soon after the test started and more quickly than the cladding tiles.
However, they both failed the police's safety tests which are similar to those being carried out by the UK government.
The cladding, insulation, fixings and installation will be examined both individually and how they worked together.