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Grenfell Tower fire – Metropolitan Police

Summary

The Grenfell Tower fire in London was a tragic incident that occurred on June 14, 2017 . The Metropolitan Police were called to the scene at 1:16am , and they have since identified many victims of the fire . Investigations into the fire have brought in experts who worked on the 9/11 attack .

Metadata

Time range: Jun 14, 2017 – Aug 30, 2017
Subjects: Fire, Victims, Survivors, Police Investigation
Locations: London, Grenfell Tower, North Kensington

Timeline

Start

Jun 14, 2017

The Grenfell Tower fire begins and emergency services, including the Metropolitan Police, are called to the scene.

Jun 18, 2017

The Metropolitan Police release harrowing pictures from inside Grenfell Tower.

Jun 24, 2017

An article in The Guardian suggests that the Grenfell Tower fire was a "tragedy foretold" due to regulatory failures.

Jun 30, 2017

Police investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire begins, with assistance from experts who worked on the 9/11 attacks.

Jul 05, 2017

Survivors and officials meet at Downing Street to discuss the Grenfell Tower fire.

Jul 14, 2017

Isaac Paulos, a victim of the Grenfell Tower fire, is laid to rest.

Aug 04, 2017

Two more victims of the Grenfell Tower fire, including a 12-year-old girl, are identified.

Aug 30, 2017

The family of Denis Murphy, a second-generation Irish victim of the Grenfell Tower fire, speaks out.

End

Top Websites

[1] How the Grenfell Tower disaster unfolded | Grenfell Tower fire | The ...

The first 999 call to the London fire brigade was made at 12.54am, with the Metropolitan police called at 1.16am. Forty fire engines sped to north Kensington. Pictures show that by then one side ...

[2] Two more victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster identified

Grenfell Tower: 12-year-old girl with 'voice of an angel' among newly-identified victims. Hashim Kedir and his daughter Firdaws are the latest people to be formally named as having died

[3] Grenfell Tower victim was a second-generation Irish man

Handout photograph issued by the Metropolitan Police of Denis Murphy, a victim of the Grenfell Tower fire. Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire . Wed Aug 30 2017 - 17:45. The family of a second ...

[4] Emergency services speak from scene of Grenfell Tower fire

Fire crews are “working tirelessly” at the Grenfell Tower fire nine hours after flames gripped the 27-storey block.. Giving a joint press conference from near the scene in North Kensington on Wednesday (June 14) morning, London Ambulance Service (LAS), London Fire Brigade (LFB) and the Metropolitan Police spoke about the “truly truly shocking fire.”

[5] Why Grenfell Tower Burned: Regulators Put Cost Before Safety

June 24, 2017. Flames and smoke engulfed Grenfell Tower in London this month, resulting in at least 79 deaths. Toby Melville/Reuters. LONDON — The doorbell woke Yassin Adam just before 1 a.m. A ...

[6] Grenfell Tower fire - Wikipedia

An article in The Guardian three days after the Grenfell Tower fire described it as a "tragedy foretold", ... The Metropolitan Police explained that all evidence had to be considered before a case could be put before the Crown Prosecution Service. Phase 2 of the public enquiry is unlikely to start before 2020, and no case can be brought until after the report has been published. Fraudulent ...

[7] Grenfell Tower fire: nerves frayed as survivors and officials meet at ...

Several survivors left the meeting with Metropolitan police commander Stuart Cundy and Westminster coroner Fiona Wilcox because they were finding it so difficult, she said.. Relatives of the dead ...

[8] Harrowing Pictures From Inside Grenfell Tower Released By Metropolitan ...

News Metropolitan Police grenfell tower fire london fire brigade. Harrowing Pictures From Inside Grenfell Tower Released By Metropolitan Police . Scotland Yard signals more than 58 people may have ...

[9] Grenfell Tower fire: Investigators bring in 9/11 experts - BBC

Experts who recovered remains after the 9/11 attack in New York are helping police investigators combing through debris from the Grenfell Tower fire.

[10] Grenfell Tower: Five-year-old Isaac Paulos's funeral held

Another one of the young victims of the fire has been formally identified by the Met Police as 13-year-old Yahya Hashim, who is believed to have died with his parents Nura Jamal and Hashim Kidir.

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Grenfell fire: 12-year-old victim named - BBC News

31 July 2017. Metropolitan Police. Jessica Urbano Ramirez was described as 'loving, kind-hearted and caring'. The family of a 12-year-old girl identified as one of the victims of the Grenfell ...

Grenfell Tower tragedy: police expect number of missing to rise above ...

The investigations at Grenfell Tower have led to the belief the number of people missing, but as yet unaccounted for has risen from 58, the Metropolitan police has confirmed.

Grenfell Tower fire: New Kensington TMO chief Elaine Elkington makes no ...

Metropolitan Police. In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire . A still from a video shared by polices what appears to be a stationary bicycle sitting among the ashes. In Pictures: Grenfell ...

Grenfell Tower fire: Total death toll from devastating blaze may not be ...

Grenfell Tower fire: Total death toll from devastating blaze may not be known until the end of the year, say police. Death toll raised to 80

Investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire | fire | Detective Chief ...

Detective Chief Superintendent Fiona McCormack who is overseeing the investigation into the fire at Grenfell Tower said: "We are now over a week into.....

How architects could face prosecution over Grenfell Tower fire

How architects could face prosecution over Grenfell Tower fire. 4 August 2017·By David Beckenhamand Jason Kallis. Legal experts David Beckenhamand Jason Kallisexamine the issues prosecutors should consider in deciding whether to press charges of manslaughter over the high-rise tragedy. Comment. Grenfell tower fire inside metropolitan police ...

Grenfell Tower fire: Latest... - Metropolitan Police Service - Facebook

Grenfell Tower fire: Latest statement Around 250 specialist investigators are continuing their tireless work as part of the Met Police operation...

London Fire: Muslims Beginning Ramadan Fast May Have Saved Lives In ...

At least 50 people have been taken to five hospitals for treatment as hundreds of residents in the 27-storey, 120 flat, Grenfell Tower in north Kensington have been evacuated from their flats in ...

Police say 58 people are missing and presumed dead in Grenfell Tower fire

Fifty-eight people are still missing after the Grenfell Tower fire and are presumed dead, police say. Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy said the figure included the previous death toll of 30.

Grenfell Tower fire: Stories emerge of the missing as police say death ...

As police reveal the number of people missing and presumed dead in the Grenfell Tower fire has risen to 58, stories of those still unaccounted for are beginning to emerge.

Thirty people killed in Grenfell Tower fire, police confirm

At least thirty people died in the Grenfell Tower fire, police have confirmed.

Grenfell Tower investigation starting point is 80 deaths by ...

Police have said the starting point of their criminal investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire was that 80 deaths resulted from manslaughter.. A combination of factors led temperatures inside ...

Grenfell Tower Fire: 'Around 80 people' dead or missing say police - ITVX

Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy said they also know that 14 people were not in the tower block that night. This leaves them still at about 80 people who they believe died in the fire.

Grenfell Tower fire: Who are the victims? | ITV News

Police believe the final death toll of the Grenfell Tower fire in west London is 71, including a stillborn baby. The bodies of those that died in the June blaze have been recovered and identified ...

Grenfell fire: Police say 255 people survived the blaze - BBC

The Metropolitan Police believe there were about 255 survivors from last month's fire at Grenfell Tower. Police say "extensive investigations" led them to conclude 350 people should have been in ...

Grenfell Tower fire: Road closures and public transport updates as ...

Commuters and motorists are being advised to "avoid the area" following the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in North Kensington.. The A40 Westway was shut both ways between the Northern Roundabout and Marylebone Road, with the AA saying the closure was necessary as a precautionary measure in order to prevent people looking at the blaze which engulfed the block from the second to the top floor.

Live Updates: Officials Say They Can't Risk Another Grenfell Fire And ...

The Metropolitan police have formally identified more victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. Abufars Ibrahim, 39, Anthony Disson, 65, and a a 52-year-old woman were formally identified as victims of ...

Grenfell Tower: Tenant Management Organisation to lose role

On Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police announced one of the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire had been formally identified as 50-year-old Ernie Vital. Mr Vital's family described him as "a proud ...

Family's tribute to 'amazing' Grenfell fire victim who died while ...

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "The Metropolitan Police Service can now confirm the identity of one of the victims who perished as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire, has now been formally ...

Grenfell Tower fire: 87 discoveries of human remains found in gutted ...

A total of 87 discoveries of human remains have been made at Grenfell Tower, police have revealed.. The Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday its investigators had made 87 “recoveries”, but ...

Grenfell Tower: 79 presumed dead in London fire | CNN

At least 79 people are dead or missing and presumed dead following the fire that tore through the 24-story Grenfell Tower in London, police have said. Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy ...

Grenfell Tower fire: 'Jolly and bubbly' Ligaya Moore 'who loved to ...

Moving tributes have been paid to a widow after she was named as one of the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.. Ligaya Moore was 78-year-old and lived on the 21st floor of high rise tower block in Notting Hill.. Her family said she was a “jolly, bubbly person” but that on the night of the tragedy, she “succumbed to a fire which turned her laughter into silence”.

Grenfell Tower fire: US experts on 9/11 terror attack called in to aid ...

Police carry out a body from Grenfell Tower in west London after a fire engulfed the 24-storey building Rick Findler/PA Wire “The only comparable advice we can find is from the challenge that ...

Grenfell Tower investigator tells of painstaking process of recovering ...

Police believe that about 80 people died in the west London tower fire on 14 June. Of the 73 people reported missing, experts have been able to positively identify 32. But so great was the 1,000C ...

Grenfell Tower: Corporate manslaughter considered by police - BBC

27 July 2017. PA. Police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire say they have "reasonable grounds" to suspect that corporate manslaughter offences may have been committed. It means senior ...

Grenfell Tower fire The... - Metropolitan Police Service - Facebook

Grenfell Tower fire The emergency services continue to work together following the horrific inferno at Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London....

Grenfell Tower: Retired judge to lead disaster inquiry - BBC News

Most of those who died in the fire were said to be in 23 of the North Kensington tower block's 129 flats. Some residents tried to move up the building to escape the flames - and it is thought a ...

Grenfell Tower fire: Mother Mary Mendy named as one of the 79 victims ...

Metropolitan Police has confirmed Mary Mendy was among the 79 killed or missing presumed dead in the horrific fire getwestlondon Load ... A 52-year-old mother has been named as one of the victims who died in the Grenfell Tower fire. Mary Mendy is one of the 79 who were killed or missing presumed dead in the fire in North Kensington on Wednesday June 14. Her sister, Betty Jackson, said in a ...

Grenfell Tower fire: Five-year-old victim Isaac Paulos formally ...

Police carry out a body from Grenfell Tower in west London after a fire engulfed the 24-storey building Rick Findler/PA Wire In a statement, his parents said: “Isaac our beloved son was taken ...

Grenfell Tower fire: Man arrested for falsely claiming his relatives ...

Police have arrested a man accused of falsely claiming his relatives had died in the Grenfell Tower fire to gain housing and money.. The 52-year-old man, who has not been named, came forward in ...

Grenfell Tower fire: Grounds for corporate manslaughter charges

Police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire say there are grounds to suspect corporate manslaughter may have been committed. In a letter to residents affected by the disaster, the Metropolitan ...

Grenfell Tower fire: executive still on full pay despite resignation

The chief executive of the organisation that managed Grenfell Tower is still being paid ... The organisation is also assisting investigations by the London fire brigade and Metropolitan police ...

Grenfell Tower: police may consider individual manslaughter charges ...

He said 60 people had been formally identified and CCTV showed 240 people had left the tower between midnight and 8am on the night of the fire. He added that cases of fraud coming to light ...

Grenfell Tower: A timeline of one of Britain's worst tragedies

12.54 am on 14 June, 2017. London Fire Brigade respond to calls of a huge fire at the 24-storey Grenfell Tower in north Kensington. The first crews were on site within six minutes as firefighters ...

Grenfell Tower fire: More than 80% of survivors have not been rehoused ...

Police carry out a body from Grenfell Tower in west London after a fire engulfed the 24-storey building Rick Findler/PA Wire "These people have lost everything.

How the tragedy unfolded at Grenfell Tower - BBC News

More than 200 firefighters and 40 fire engines responded to the fire at the 24-storey block in North Kensington, after it was reported at 00:54 BST (23:54 GMT). It took until 01:14 BST the ...

79 People Are Believed Dead In London's Grenfell Tower Apartment Fire - NPR

AP. "I'm afraid to say there are now 79 people that we believe are either dead" or presumed dead in London's Grenfell Tower fire, Metropolitan Police Cmdr. Stuart Cundy said Monday morning, in an ...

Grenfell Fire: Police Say There Are Grounds For Corporate Manslaughter ...

News uk news grenfell tower fire Metropolitan Police. Grenfell Fire: Police Say There Are Grounds For Corporate Manslaughter Charges Against Council. Police tell residents management company 'may ...

Grenfell Tower: fire survivors hold silent walk around charred block to ...

Grenfell Tower: fire survivors hold silent walk around charred block to remember the dead. The event, held away from cameras, gives residents a chance to come together and pay their respects

London fire: Twelve dead in Grenfell Tower blaze - BBC

Twelve people have died in a west London tower block fire and the number of deaths is expected to rise, police have said. Firefighters rescued 65 people from Grenfell Tower in north Kensington ...

Disaster Victim Identification team continue to work in ... - Facebook

Metropolitan Police Service ... Almost a month has passed since the harrowing fire at Grenfell Tower and our DVI team are working hard inside the tower to recover those who tragically lost their lives on the night of 14th June. The Disaster Victim Identification team (DVI) respond to any mass disasters or major incidents. Their main role is to deal with the recovery process of victims who have ...

Zainab Deen, 22, named as Grenfell Tower fire victim by Metropolitan Police

A Grenfell Tower fire victim has been named as 22-year-old Zainab Deen. She was missing along with her two-year-old son Jeremiah – there is no update regarding his situation.

Police footage shows inside of Grenfell Tower – video

The Metropolitan police has released new helmet camera footage from inside the blackened remains of Grenfell Tower. At least 80 people are thought to have died when the blaze tore through the 24 ...

Grenfell Tower: Fire started in Hotpoint fridge-freezer, say police - BBC

PA. The Grenfell Tower fire in London started in a fridge-freezer, and outside cladding and insulation failed safety tests, police say. The Metropolitan Police say manslaughter, health and safety ...

Grenfell Tower fire: police say at least 58 missing as No 10 says each ...

Grenfell Tower fire: police say at least 58 missing as No 10 says each family to get £5,500 – as it happened. This article is more than 6 years old. Follow the latest developments as government ...

Police officer among first to respond to Grenfell fire describes horror ...

The Metropolitan Police has released haunting footage from inside the remains of Grenfell Tower, showing specialist officers trying to catch their breath as they climbed the blackened staircase ...

Grenfell Tower fire started by faulty Hotpoint fridge-freezer

The Grenfell Tower Fire was started by a Hotpoint fridge-freezer before spreading to the building’s “combustible” cladding, investigators have found.. Metropolitan Police detective ...

Grenfell: who will investigate and how long will it take? - Financial Times

The inquiry will look at how the Grenfell fire started, the reason it spread so quickly and why so many people died. It will also look at the refurbishment of the 24-storey tower block in 2015-16 ...

Police consider manslaughter charges over Grenfell Tower fire

The Metropolitan Police has said it is considering manslaughter charges against all the companies involved in building or refurbishing Grenfell Tower. In a statement released earlier today (23 June) Metropolitan Police detective superintendent Fiona McCormack, who is overseeing the investigation, also said the cladding and insulation on ...

Grenfell Tower fire: 49 victims formally identified, says Met Police ...

The remains of 49 of the Grenfell Tower fire victims have now been formally identified, according to the Metropolitan Police. At least 80 people died when the north Kensington high rise went up in ...

Grenfell Tower fire: Woman charged with fraud after 'falsely claiming ...

A 46-year-old woman has been charged with six counts of fraud in relation to the Grenfell Tower fire, Scotland Yard has said. Joyce Msokeri was arrested in July after allegedly making fraudulent ...

Grenfell Tower 'stay put' advice lasted nearly two hours - BBC

Metropolitan Police footage shows investigators entering the smoke-blackened staircases. Fire service advice to "stay put" inside Grenfell Tower during the fire which destroyed the building lasted ...

Grenfell Tower mother who lost unborn child in blaze tells officials ...

Metropolitan Police. In Pictures: Grenfell Tower after the fire . A still from a video shared by polices what appears to be a stationary bicycle sitting among the ashes. In Pictures: Grenfell ...

Grenfell Tower death toll increases to at least 80, say police – video

DCS Fiona McCormack of the Metropolitan police says the number of people killed or presumed dead in the Grenfell Tower fire has increased to at least 80, but adds that the final death toll may not ...

Grenfell Tower fire: Resident documents desperate escape ... - MyLondon

The Metropolitan Police confirmed there have been a number of fatalities and more than 50 patients have been taken to five hospitals. Posting updates to her followers, the resident, who uses the Twitter handle @rsrzy, published her first tweet around 1.40am, the Mirror reports. Grenfell Tower Fire. Live updates Multiple fatalities confirmed Road closures and delays Grenfell Action Group ...

Grenfell Tower Fire Update | TWinFM

The Metropolitan Police Service is leading the investigation into the fire at Grenfell Tower. We have statements from both the police and the London Fire Brigade. The investigation team is being drawn together from detectives from across the Met, led by Detective Chief Inspector Matt Bonner of the Homicide and Major Crime Command. He said: "At this stage the Met can confirm that, following ...

Grenfell Tower fire: At least 12 dead as blaze engulfs 24-storey west ...

Nearly 200 firefighters and 40 fire engines tackled the huge blaze that engulfed London's Grenfell Tower on the Lancaster West Estate in Latimer Road on the night of 14 June. The building is in a ...

Grenfell Tower insurance bill could be Europe’s biggest ever - reports ...

Jun 21, 2017 Share. Norwegian insurer Protector Forsikring initially revealed that last week’s Grenfell Tower fire could lead to an insurance bill of more than £25 million - but now the total ...

Grenfell Tower fire: Police considering manslaughter charges

London’s Metropolitan Police Service is considering manslaughter charges among the criminal offenses that may have been committed in relation to last week’s deadly Grenfell Tower fire. The ...

How the Grenfell Tower fire changed fire safety - FireRescue1

Shortly after midnight on June 14, 2017, a small fire began in a flat on the fourth floor of the 24-story Grenfell Tower initially built in 1970 and renovated in 2016. The building is owned by the ...

More than 70 still missing and 30 dead in Grenfell Tower fire

First published on Fri 16 Jun 2017 07.50 EDT. More than 70 people remain unaccounted for after the Grenfell Tower blaze and 30 are confirmed dead, it has been revealed. Police released updated ...

Grenfell Tower: Corporate manslaughter considered by police

27 July 2017. PA. Police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire say they have "reasonable grounds" to suspect that corporate manslaughter offences may have been committed. It means senior ...

Grenfell Tower death toll will remain at about 80, police believe

The number of people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire will remain at about 80, police believe. Scotland Yard said they thought 350 people were in the tower when fire ripped through it last month.

Grenfell Tower fire: Police confirm 255 residents escaped blaze

More than 250 Grenfell Tower residents survived the devastating fire that killed at least 80 people last month, according to police. Police said investigations had led them to conclude 350 people ...

What we know so far about the London tower block fire

At least 12 people have died after a huge fire engulfed a tower block in west London and the Metropolitan police have said the figure is likely to rise. The fire broke out shortly before 1am on ...

Grenfell Tower fire: Riot police protect firemen with shields ... - Metro

Riot police used their shields to protect firemen from falling debris as they entered the Grenfell tower block in west London. More than 200 firefighters were sent to tackle the fire at the 27 ...

Police received 400 calls reporting missing people following Grenfell ...

Police revealed today that they have received around 400 calls reporting people missing following the Grenfell Tower fire. During a short appearance, Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy ...

Grenfell council ‘may have committed corporate manslaughter’ – Met police

Grenfell Tower fire. Grenfell council ‘may have committed corporate manslaughter’ – Met police . Met police says there are reasonable grounds to suspect council and tenant management organisation may have committed offence . Vikram Dodd and Harriet Sherwood. Fri 28 Jul 2017 02.42 EDT. Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share via Email; 6 years old. The Scotland Yard investigation into ...

Harrowing photos and footage show destruction of Grenfell Tower fire as ...

Harrowing photographs show what remains inside the Grenfell Tower after the devastating fire. The horrific pictures have been released by police to show "the scale of the challenge" they face in ...

Grenfell Tower police make 87 recoveries of human remains

Police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire have recovered 87 sets of human remains but cannot confirm they are from 87 individuals. In an update on the investigation, the Metropolitan police ...

David Lammy condemns government failure to support Grenfell Tower ...

Police carry out a body from Grenfell Tower in west London after a fire engulfed the 24-storey building Rick Findler/PA Wire The council has received continued criticism for their response to the ...

Grenfell Tower fire: Met Police confirm 30 dead and 12 remain critical ...

Death toll expected to increase further, say police. The death toll from the Grenfell Tower fire has risen to 30 and is expected to increase further, amid fury that the scale of devastation has ...

Grenfell fire investigators turn to 9/11 experts to help identify ...

Police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire have turned to US experts who investigated the remains of the World Trade Center after 9/11 to help identify victims of the disaster. The Metropolitan ...

Grenfell council 'may have committed corporate manslaughter' – Met police

Earlier this month police said the starting point of their criminal investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire was that 80 deaths resulted from manslaughter. What is new is the revelation that ...

58 missing presumed dead at Grenfell Tower, police say – video

Grenfell tower fire: 1000 protest May’s leadership as Met say 58 ‘missing, presumed dead’ – latest Source: Pool Sat 17 Jun 2017 11.07 EDT Last modified on Fri 15 Sep 2017 15.18 EDT

Police investigating theft of money from Grenfell Tower flat

Grenfell Tower is a crime scene, so this raises serious questions for the Metropolitan police about the security of this crime scene and integrity of the ongoing investigation at Grenfell,” he said.

Grenfell Tower: firefighters search overnight with toll expected to ...

The Metropolitan police said a man was arrested on suspicion of sending malicious communications and obstructing a coroner. Officers confirmed the arrest relates to the fire at Grenfell Tower and ...

Grenfell Tower: Adele makes surprise visit to Chelsea fire station and ...

Adele, 29, also visited Grenfell Tower on Thursday, less than 24 hours after the fire. A witness said she was “going around and hugging everyone she could to comfort them.”

David Lammy Demands Answers On Grenfell Fire Police Investigation

22/06/2017 01:22pm BST. Grenfell Tower families see the blaze “as a crime” and crave more information from power-holders about the police probe, David Lammy has said. In an emotional speech in ...

Grenfell fire: volunteers help residents compile death toll

His estimate is of a death toll around 120, higher than the police figure. “Everyone has trust issues in Grenfell Tower. The authorities have lost my trust. People here are scared of the media ...

Rydon under scrutiny in Grenfell Tower tragedy - Financial Times

However, the Metropolitan Police made clear on Friday that detectives were “reviewing every company . . . involved in the building and refurbishment of Grenfell Tower”. The police did not ...

‘Number of deaths’ at London tower fire – Metropolitan police

A number of people have been killed in a fire at a 24-storey London tower block in the west of the capital, according to the Metropolitan Police.

Grenfell Tower fire: Met investigation into theft from abandoned flat ...

Police are investigating reports money has been stolen from one of the abandoned flats in Grenfell Tower, sparking fears other properties ravaged by June's fire could have been targeted ...