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I think the deal is they are anticipating finding more that have died. That's all that is confirmed right now. They will have issues accessing the building because it is unstable. It will take time to confirm exact numbers
AND -- so far it is being said that this building was in poor repair. No terrorist link.
Let's see how the story unfolds.
That is what I read early on: that residents had complained about the building being a 'death trap', with some group filing suits or such in 2013.
Here is an interesting article from The Daily Mail:
"New plastic rain-proof cladding encasing the building in £10million refurbishment 'went up like a match' and helped fire spread quickly from fourth floor to 27th floor - although the contractor insists it was safe."
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residents say the fire alarm didn't ring Wednesday, and that they had complained for years to local authorities about building safety in vain.
The Grenfell Action Group, a community organization, says it has repeatedly warned about the risk of fire at the building since 2013. The group has raised concerns about testing and maintenance of firefighting equipment and about blocked emergency access to the site in recent years.
This must have been a big screw up by someone..along with poor evacuation procedures. You just don't see death tolls from fires like this in the modern world.
Damn people, there were parents throwing kids out windows and all you give a crap about is what religion did it. Horrific at typical city data
Let the investigators tell us the evidence.
Horrible - reminds me of the Oakland Ghost Ship fire from last year. So many people losing their lives unnecessarily. We need to take fire protection/prevention laws more seriously.
I hope the families/people affected by this are coping as best as possible.
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