[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Sticks

Has arson been ruled out?

If not, could this have been an Islamic State inspired attack?

The only thing I heard was it may have been a faulty fridge

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

The only think I heard was it may have been a faulty fridge

Yep apparently one of the residents said his neighbour had told him his fridge had exploded and started the fire

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

If you mean the Asian guy who was waving his jumper - there are reports he has been rescued, 12 hours after the blaze started.

They are reporting that those on the top 3 floors will not have been able to survive

I suppose a difficult thing is no one will know who was in their flats at the time

That's the one Annie,he was shown on breakfast TV waiting,I am pleased he has been rescued,so sad for all those who perished though.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

The only thing I heard was it may have been a faulty fridge

I heard it was a fridge too

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Hundreds of people living stacked up like Jenga in tower blocks without sufficient safety precautions? Yeah they're fine.

120 appartments housing 500 people is 4 to a house...hardly crammed in for god sake.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Death toll now 12...

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Death toll now 12...

Unfortunately I think it will be a lot higher than that

[Vanessa]

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Unfortunately I think it will be a lot higher than that

DM reports that Nobody from top 3 floors survived..

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

DM reports that Nobody from top 3 floors survived..

By the look of that building and the intensity of the fire,I am surprised so many got out,so sad

[arista]

One bloke
got a wet towel over his face
and got to the stairs - full of smoke
a Fireman on the ground touched his leg
and he was saved,

From a Ch5HD news report

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

That's the one Annie,he was shown on breakfast TV waiting,I am pleased he has been rescued,so sad for all those who perished though.

Saved

[The fire that swept through
a 27-storey west London tower
block in just 15 minutes
after a faulty fridge exploded could be one
of the worst in British history
amid fears nobody on its top
three floors survived.]

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz4jzkERwTo

[arista]

[user104658]

Originally Posted by parmnion

120 appartments housing 500 people is 4 to a house...hardly crammed in for god sake.

The apartments themselves were crammed into a ruddy big tower block that went on fire?

[Crimson Dynamo]

I wonder how much subletting to illegals was going on? Trying to work out who was in there will be a nightmare

[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I wonder how much subletting to illegals was going on? Trying to work out who was in there will be a nightmare

Making the thread not only political, but about immigration . I'd have thought it was impossible but here we are.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Making the thread not only political, but about immigration . I'd have thought it was impossible but here we are.

It's a genuine worry for those tasked with counting bodies and notifying families.

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I wonder how much subletting to illegals was going on? Trying to work out who was in there will be a nightmare

Sure that's possible
but not more than live in it

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

It's a genuine worry for those tasked with counting bodies and notifying families.

Yes it was mentioned earlier on the news,no good hiding from the possibility.

[Shaun]

So many horrible interviews on the BBC just then with people with relatives still unaccounted for... but at the same time so many wonderful examples of the community coming together.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Imagine living in a Tower Block of a similar age now?

Poor folk

[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Imagine living in a Tower Block of a similar age now?

Poor folk

I thought that earlier - imagine living in the identical tower block a few hundred metres away, having actually watched the thing burn, then having to try to get to sleep feeling safe...

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I wonder how much subletting to illegals was going on? Trying to work out who was in there will be a nightmare

Illegals or not they're still people that had their lives put in danger.

That's btw if there was even any illegal immigrants living in any of the Flats.

[Brother Leon]

Incredibly sad. I've spent the whole day from about 4am volunteering and making constant runs to Sainsbury's to bring stuff that may be needed with my Fiancé and her sister. Hearing the screams and children being thrown will stay with me forever though.

The spirit shown was real heartwarming though. The last hour or so has slightly changed and there seems more anger around and people taking it out on each other, but on the whole the heart shown has been amazing.

We personally know someone that lives there, but him and his girlfriend in a panic decided to ignore the advice to stay where they are and ran down when it started to look bad. So lucky.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Brother Leon

Incredibly sad. I've spent the whole day from about 4am volunteering and making constant runs to Sainsbury's to bring stuff that may be needed with my Fiancé and her sister. Hearing the screams and children being thrown will stay with me forever though.

The spirit shown was real heartwarming though. The last hour or so has slightly changed and there seems more anger around and people taking it out on each other, but on the whole the heart shown has been amazing.

We personally know someone that lives there, but him and his girlfriend in a panic decided to ignore the advice to stay where they are and ran down when it started to look bad. So lucky.

I can't believe them they told them to stay in their flats. That's terrible advice