The number of dead and missing in a fire at a London high-rise has increased to 79 people
Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:31 am
The number of dead and missing in a fire at a London high-rise has increased to 79 people
Recent police estimates show that the victims of a fire in a high-rise building at least 79 people have been in London.
As reported Tsenzor.NET with reference to Interfax-Ukraine , it was announced on Monday by Police Chief Stuart Kandy.
"At the moment I regret to say that we now have 79 people who, according to our data, either dead or missing, however, I have to assume (missing -. Ed.) Were also killed" - quoted him as saying the British channel "Sky News".
He added that, most likely, some of the victims are never identified.
fire in the 24-storey building Grenfell Tower in North Kensington area began on Wednesday night. According to the authorities, at the beginning could be up to 600 people in a building fire.
On Wednesday, the fire fighting about 200 firefighters arrived at the scene 40 fire engines.
Grenfell Tower building was built in 1978, it 200 apartments. Survivors tenants say that the house was not working fire alarm. It is also noted that in British buildings will not set the system to extinguish fires.
Cause of fire remains unknown. Among the versions that have appeared in the media - defective wiring, a gas explosion and fire in the refrigerator of one of the apartments. Some experts believe that the fire could aggravate the building cladding, which contains zinc.
On Friday, British Prime Minister Tereza Mey ordered a full-scale public investigation into the cause of fire.
censor.net.ua , Original in Russian / На русском
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